Oran (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E., Bishop
Alphonse Émile Georger, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 25 July 1866
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Alger
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Algeria
Square Kilometers: 77,353 (29,877 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Évêché, 2 rue Saad Ben Rebbi, 31007 Oran El Maqqari, Algerie
Telephone: (041)28.33.65
Fax: 28.22.21

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean-Baptiste-Irénée Callot † (12 Jul 1867 Confirmed - 1 Nov 1875 Died)
Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne † (3 Apr 1876 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1880 Confirmed, Bishop of Digne)
Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin † (27 Feb 1880 Confirmed - 27 Mar 1884 Confirmed, Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes))
Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail † (27 Mar 1884 Confirmed - 10 Jun 1886 Confirmed, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne)
Géraud-Marie Soubrier † (10 Jun 1886 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1898 Resigned)
Edouard-Adolphe Cantel † (28 Nov 1898 Confirmed - 10 Dec 1910 Died)
Pierre-Firmin Capmartin † (19 Feb 1911 Appointed - 25 Dec 1914 Died)
Christophe-Louis Légasse † (6 Dec 1915 Appointed - 13 Aug 1920 Appointed, Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat))
Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand † (11 Oct 1920 Appointed - 20 Mar 1945 Died)
Bertrand Lacaste † (29 Dec 1945 Appointed - 30 Nov 1972 Retired)
Henri Antoine Marie Teissier † (30 Nov 1972 Appointed - 20 Dec 1980 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger)
Bl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. † (25 May 1981 Appointed - 1 Aug 1996 Died)
Alphonse Émile Georger (10 Jul 1998 Appointed - 1 Dec 2012 Retired)
Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (1 Dec 2012 Appointed - 27 Dec 2021 Appointed, Archbishop of Alger)
Davide Carraro, P.I.M.E. (22 Oct 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
25 July 1866	Erected	Diocese of Alger	Diocese of Constantine (erected) Diocese of Oran (erected)
2 July 1920	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oran (Southern part)	Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 355,000 1,990,000 17.8% 103 52 155 2,290 62 390 102 ap1951

1970 13,500 3,000,000 .5% 43 26 69 195 37 195 25 ap1971

1980 10,000 4,651,000 .2% 18 16 34 294 17 84 18 ap1981

1990 7,000 5,599,000 .1% 13 14 27 259 14 60 13 ap1991

1999 400 7,250,000 .0% 7 12 19 21 12 47 5 ap2000

2000 400 7,250,000 .0% 8 12 20 20 12 49 5 ap2001

2001 400 7,250,000 .0% 8 12 20 20 12 50 6 ap2002

2002 400 7,250,000 .0% 7 12 19 21 12 51 7 ap2003

2003 400 7,250,000 .0% 7 13 20 20 13 47 7 ap2004

2004 400 7,250,000 .0% 7 13 20 20 16 47 7 ap2005

2013 5,000 8,645,000 .1% 5 9 14 357 16 34 6 ap2014

2016 1,500 9,206,318 .0% 5 6 11 136 16 41 6 ap2017

2019 1,500 9,800,000 .0% 6 8 14 107 23 36 6 ap2020

2021 1,560 10,322,520 .0% 2 8 10 156 18 31 6 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	355,000	1,990,000	17.8%	103	52	155	2,290	62	390	102	ap1951
1970	13,500	3,000,000	.5%	43	26	69	195	37	195	25	ap1971
1980	10,000	4,651,000	.2%	18	16	34	294	17	84	18	ap1981
1990	7,000	5,599,000	.1%	13	14	27	259	14	60	13	ap1991
1999	400	7,250,000	.0%	7	12	19	21	12	47	5	ap2000
2000	400	7,250,000	.0%	8	12	20	20	12	49	5	ap2001
2001	400	7,250,000	.0%	8	12	20	20	12	50	6	ap2002
2002	400	7,250,000	.0%	7	12	19	21	12	51	7	ap2003
2003	400	7,250,000	.0%	7	13	20	20	13	47	7	ap2004
2004	400	7,250,000	.0%	7	13	20	20	16	47	7	ap2005
2013	5,000	8,645,000	.1%	5	9	14	357	16	34	6	ap2014
2016	1,500	9,206,318	.0%	5	6	11	136	16	41	6	ap2017
2019	1,500	9,800,000	.0%	6	8	14	107	23	36	6	ap2020
2021	1,560	10,322,520	.0%	2	8	10	156	18	31	6	ap2022