Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone) (Latin: Dioecesis Constantinianus (-Hipponensis Regiorum), French: Diocèse de Constantine et Hippone) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.
Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone) Dioecesis Constantinianus (-Hipponensis Regiorum) Diocèse de Constantine et Hippone | |
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 Map of the Diocese of Constantine | |
| Location | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Algiers |
| Metropolitan | Constantine |
| Coordinates | 36°52′54″N 7°44′41″E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 110,522 km2 (42,673 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 14,335,000 620 (0.0%) |
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| Rite | Roman |
| Established | 25 July 1866 |
| Cathedral | Saint Augustin Basilica, Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs (former, now secular) |
| Secular priests | 16 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nicolas Lhernould |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges |
| Website | |
| eglise-catholique-algerie | |
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The Cathedral in Constantine, 1894
History
- 25 July 1866: Established as Diocese of Constantine from the Diocese of Algiers.
- 23 September 1867: Name Changed to Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone)
Special churches
- The former cathedral of the diocese is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs in Constantine. The building is now considered secular.
- The current pro-cathedral is the minor basilica Basilique Saint Augustin in Annaba (Hippo).
Ordinaries
Bishops of Constantine
- Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases (12 January 1867 – 29 August 1870)
- Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert (27 February 1872 – 15 July 1878), appointed Bishop of Marseille, France
- Prosper Auguste Dusserre (31 July 1878 – 27 February 1880)
- François-Charles-Marie Gillard (27 February 1880 - 29 September 1880), died without being consecrated
- Barthélemy Clément Combes (17 February 1881 – 15 June 1893), appointed Archbishop of Carthage
- Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière (29 January 1894 – 12 August 1896)
- Jules-Etienne Gazaniol (13 October 1896 – 22 May 1913)
- Jules-Alexandre-Léon Bouissière (26 May 1913 – 10 September 1916)
- Amiel-François Bessière (2 January 1917 – 3 October 1923)
- Emile-Jean-François Thiénard (24 March 1924 – 26 October 1945)
- Léon-Étienne Duval (3 November 1946 – 3 February 1954), appointed Archbishop of Algiers (Cardinal in 1965)
- Paul Pierre Pinier (27 March 1954 – 31 January 1970)
- Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto (19 August 1970 – 25 March 1983)
- Gabriel Piroird, IdP (25 March 1983 – 21 November 2008)
- Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. (21 November 2008 - 24 December 2016), appointed Archbishop of Algiers
- Nicolas Lhernould (9 December 2019–present)
Sources
External links
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