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.

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))

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Diocese of Constantine website