Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine

Diocese of Constantine
Dioecesis Constantinianus

Map of the Diocese of Constantine
Location
Country Algeria
Ecclesiastical province Alger
Metropolitan Constantine
Statistics
Area 110,522 km2 (42,673 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
12,643,000
1,000 (0.0%)
Information
Rite Roman
Established July 25, 1866 (1866-07-25)
Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs, Constantine
Secular priests 16
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges
Bishop of Constantine
Metropolitan Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader
Website

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

Sources

The Cathedral in Constantine, 1894
Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Constantine.
Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Constantine (Cirta).

Coordinates: 36°52′54″N 7°44′42″E / 36.8817°N 7.7451°E / 36.8817; 7.7451

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