Diocese of Orán, Argentina 🇦🇷

Rite: Roman (Latin)

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

Ecclesiastical Province: Salta

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

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

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

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1961.04.10: Established as Diocese of Orán (español) / Nueva Orán (español) / Novoranien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salta and became suffragan of Salta)
1972.01.21: Lost territory to Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca

Contact Info

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

Phone: (03878) 421368

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.04.06 – ...):	Bishop Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. (74)
Coadjutor Bishop (2026.04.10 – ...):	Bishop Claudio Pablo Castricone (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Orán (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M. (74)
(2018.04.06 – ...)

Bishop of Orán (Argentina)

Te destiné a ser la alianza del pueblo

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. (76)
(Apostolic Administrator 2017.08.01 – 2018.04.06)

Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta (62)
(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

Priest of Quilmes (Argentina) (1991.12.13 – 2013.07.23)

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.

Bishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo (65) (later Archbishop)
(2009.05.08 – 2013.07.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)
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

Priest of Quilmes (Argentina) (1988.12.16 – 2009.05.08)

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 – 2024.11.12)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2024.11.12 – ...)

Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. (73)
(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 – ...)

Bishop Mario Antonio Cargnello (74) (later Archbishop)
(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

Priest of Catamarca (Argentina) (1975.11.08 – 1994.04.07)

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 Sueldo
(1982.04.30 – 1993.05.15)

Aquí estoy para hacer tu voluntad

Born:	1936.08.21 (Rosario, 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 Guirao
(1970.10.31 – 1981.01.20)

Ignis caritas

Born:	1919.06.04 (Rafael Obligado, 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.
(1961.06.12 – 1969.05.02)

Born:	1921.08.23 (Vicuña, Argentina)
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)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Claudio Pablo Castricone (67) (2023.03.09 – 2026.04.10)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral San Ramón Nonato, San Ramon de la Nueva Orán, Salta
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (28)

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

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 56,880 km²

Population: 340,698 Catholics (90.0% of 378,554 total)

Pastoral Centres: 27 parishes

Personnel: 32 priests (24 diocesan, 8 religious), 9 deacons, 67 religious (10 brothers, 57 sisters), 6 seminarians