Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine

Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine
Diocese of Constantine
Dioecesis Constantinianus
Location
Country Algeria
Ecclesiastical province Alger
Metropolitan Constantine
Statistics
Area 110,522 km2 (42,673 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
11,182,000
300 (0.002%)
Information
Rite Roman
Established July 25, 1866 (1866-07-25)
Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs, Constantine
Secular priests 18
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges
Bishop of Constantine
Metropolitan Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader
Website
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine (Latin: Dioecesis Constantinianus) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.

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History

July 25, 1866: Established as Diocese of Constantine from the Diocese of Algiers.

United titles

Diocese of Hippo (since 1867.09.23)

Special churches

The seat of the bishop is Cathedral the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs in Constantine. There is a Minor Basilica at the Basilique Saint Augustin in Annaba (Hippo).

Leadership

  • Bishops of Constantine
    • Bishop Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases (January 12, 1867 (1867-01-12) – August 29, 1870 (1870-08-29))
    • Bishop Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert (February 27, 1872 (1872-02-27) – July 15, 1878 (1878-07-15))
    • Archbishop Prosper Auguste Dusserre (July 31, 1878 (1878-07-31) – February 27, 1880 (1880-02-27))
    • Archbishop Barthélemy Clément Combes (February 17, 1881 (1881-02-17) – June 15, 1893 (1893-06-15))
    • Bishop Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière (January 29, 1894 (1894-01-29) – August 12, 1896 (1896-08-12))
    • Bishop Jules-Etienne Gazaniol (October 13, 1896 (1896-10-13) – May 22, 1913 (1913-05-22))
    • Bishop Jules-Alexandre-Léon Bouissière (May 26, 1913 (1913-05-26) – September 10, 1916 (1916-09-10))
    • Bishop Amiel-François Bessière (January 2, 1917 (1917-01-02) – October 3, 1923 (1923-10-03))
    • Bishop Emile-Jean-François Thiénard (March 24, 1924 (1924-03-24) – October 26, 1945 (1945-10-26))
    • Cardinal Léon-Étienne Duval (November 3, 1946 (1946-11-03) – February 3, 1954 (1954-02-03))
    • Bishop Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier (March 27, 1954 (1954-03-27) – January 31, 1970 (1970-01-31))
    • Bishop Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto (August 19, 1970 (1970-08-19) – March 25, 1983 (1983-03-25))
    • Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado (March 25, 1983 (1983-03-25) – November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21))
    • Bishop Paul Desfarges, S.J. (since November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21))

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