Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers

Archdiocese of Algiers

Archidioecesis Algeriensis

Archidiocèse de Alger
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger
Location
CountryAlgeria
Ecclesiastical provinceAlgiers
MetropolitanAlgiers
Statistics
Area54,900 km2 (21,200 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 12,470,000
  • 4,000 (0.0%)
Parishes9
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman
EstablishedAugust 10, 1838 (1838-08-10)
CathedralCathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger, Algiers
Secular priests9 (Diocesan)
26 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopJean-Paul Vesco
Archbishop of Algiers
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Paul Vesco
SuffragansDiocese of Constantine
Diocese of Oran
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The Archdiocese of Algiers (Latin: Archidioecesis Algeriensis, French: Archidiocèse de Alger) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.

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