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Diocese of

Orán

Argentina Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Orán (español) / Nueva Orán (español) / Novoranien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Salta

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Jujuy (↙), Humahuaca (←), Tarija (↑), Camiri (↑), Pilcomayo (↗), Formosa (→), San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña (↘), Salta (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.04.06 – ...):Bishop Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. (71)Bishop Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Orán (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. (71)Bishop Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. (71)Permalink
(2018.04.06 – ...)

Bishop of Orán (Argentina)

Born:1951.05.06 (San Lorenzo, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1980.03.09
Consecrated Bishop:2018.05.18

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (2018.04.06 – ...)

Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. (72)Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. (72)Permalink
(Apostolic Administrator 2017.08.01 – 2018.04.06)

Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta (58)Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta (58)Permalink
(2013.07.23 – 2017.08.01)

Bishop emeritus of Orán (Argentina)
Assessor emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Somos simples servadores

Born:1964.02.28 (Rosario, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1991.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:2013.08.19

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (2013.07.23 – 2017.08.01)

Assessor of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (2017.12.19 – 2021.09)

Sentenced to prison for sex abuse 2022.03.04.

Archbishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo (61)Bishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo (61) (later Archbishop)Permalink
(2009.05.08 – 2013.07.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)
Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

Conságralos en la verdad

Born:1961.03.27 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1988.12.16
Consecrated Bishop:2009.08.08

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (2009.05.08 – 2013.07.09)

Bishop of La Rioja (Argentina) (2013.07.09 – 2018.05.22)

Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2017.11.07 – 2021.11.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (2018.05.22 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2021.11.09 – ...)

Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. (70)Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. (70)Permalink
(1999.06.02 – 2008.10.14)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina)

A mayor gloria de Dios

Born:1952.07.31 (Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1988.12.03
Consecrated Bishop:1999.07.30

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (1999.06.02 – 2008.10.14)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (2008.10.14 – ...)

Archbishop Mario Antonio Cargnello (70)Bishop Mario Antonio Cargnello (70) (later Archbishop)Permalink
(1994.04.07 – 1998.06.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina)

Que se haga tu voluntad

Born:1952.03.20 (San Fernando del Vale de Catamarca, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1975.11.08
Consecrated Bishop:1994.06.24

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (1994.04.07 – 1998.06.24)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Salta (Argentina) (1998.06.24 – 1999.08.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina) (1999.08.06 – ...)

Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2011.11.08 – 2017.11.07)

Bishop Gerardo Eusebio SueldoPermalink
(1982.04.30 – 1993.05.15)

Aquí estoy para hacer tu voluntad

Born:1936.08.21 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1961.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:1982.07.03
Died:1998.09.04 († 62)

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (1982.04.30 – 1993.05.15)

Coadjutor Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (1993.05.15 – 1994.11.23)

Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (1994.11.23 – 1998.09.04)

Bishop Manuel GuiraoPermalink
(1970.10.31 – 1981.01.20)

Ignis caritas

Born:1919.06.04 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1943.12.05
Consecrated Bishop:1970.12.08
Died:2005.01.02 († 85)

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (1970.10.31 – 1981.01.20)

Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (1981.01.20 – 1994.11.23)

Bishop Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M.Permalink
(1961.06.12 – 1969.05.02)

Born:1921.08.23
Ordained Priest:1946.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1961.09.24
Died:1969.05.02 († 47)

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (1961.06.12 – 1969.05.02)

Contact Info

Address: Coronel Egües 736, A4530XBF, San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, Argentina

Phone: (03878) 421368

Websites: LinkFacebook Page

Statistics

Area: 56,880 km²

Population: 329,750 Catholics (90.0% of 366,390 total) (2020)

Statistics: 27 parishes, 38 priests (25 diocesan, 13 religious), 10 deacons, 71 lay religious (16 brothers, 55 sisters), 8 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Raymond Nonnatus (August 31), Nuestra Señora del Carmen (July 16)

History

Last updated on 2022.10.23

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