Roman Catholic Diocese of Orán
Appearance
Diocese of Orán Dioecesis Novoraniensis Diócesis de Orán | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Salta |
Metropolitan | Salta |
Statistics | |
Area | 55,000 km2 (21,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 321,100 280,000 (87.2%) |
Parishes | 19 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Raymond Nonnatus in Orán, Salta |
Patron saint | St Raymond Nonnatus Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Marcelo Daniel Colombo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Antonio Cargnello |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orán (Template:Lang-la) is located in the city of San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Argentina. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Salta.
History
On 10 April 1961, Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of Orán from the Archdiocese of Salta.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. † (12 June 1961 - 2 May 1969) Died
- Manuel Guirao † (31 October 1970 - 20 January 1981) Appointed, Bishop of Santiago del Estero
- Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo † (30 April 1982 - 15 May 1993) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Santiago del Estero
- Mario Antonio Cargnello (7 April 1994 - 24 June 1998) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Salta
- Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. (2 June 1999 - 14 October 2008) Appointed, Bishop of Lomas de Zamora
- Marcelo Daniel Colombo (8 May 2009 – Present)
References
- ^ "Diocese of Orán". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ "Diocese of Orán". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27.