Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand
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Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand (born July 27, 1878 in Oran , † March 20, 1945 ibid) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Oran .
Life
Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand was ordained a priest on March 29, 1902 . Pope Benedict XV appointed him on January 10, 1919 titular bishop of Etalonia and auxiliary bishop in Marseille and on March 10, 1919 titular bishop of Tricomia .
The Archbishop of Lyon-Vienne , Louis-Joseph Cardinal Maurin , donated him episcopal ordination on May 3 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Dominique Castellan , Archbishop of Chambéry , and Frédéric-Henri Oury , Senior Archbishop of Algiers .
The Pope appointed him Bishop of Oran on October 11, 1920.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christophe-Louis Légasse |
Bishop of Oran 1920–1945 |
Bertrand Lacaste |
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| SURNAME | Durand, Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Durand, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Bishop of Oran |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oran |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1945 |
| Place of death | Oran |