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.

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantina.

Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone)

Dioecesis Constantinianus (-Hipponensis Regiorum)

Diocèse de Constantine et Hippone
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Map of the Diocese of Constantine
Location
CountryAlgeria
Ecclesiastical provinceAlgiers
MetropolitanConstantine
Coordinates36°52′54″N 7°44′41″E
Statistics
Area110,522 km2 (42,673 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
14,335,000
620 (0.0%)
Information
RiteRoman
Established25 July 1866
CathedralSaint Augustin Basilica,
Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs (former, now secular)
Secular priests16
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNicolas Lhernould
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Jacques Marie Desfarges
Website
Official Website
The Cathedral in Constantine, 1894

History

On 25 July 1866, the diocese was established from the Diocese of Algiers as Diocese of Constantine. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone) on 23 September 1867.

Geography

The diocese is located in north eastern Algieria. It includes parishes in Constantine, Annaba, Skikda, Sétif, Béjaïa, Batna, and Tébessa.

Special churches

The current pro-cathedral is the minor basilica Basilique Saint Augustin in Annaba (Hippo). The former cathedral of the diocese is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs in Constantine. The building is now a mosque.[1]

Ordinaries

Bishops of Constantine
  • Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases (12 January 1867 (1867-01-12) – 29 August 1870 (1870-08-29))
  • Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert (27 February 1872 (1872-02-27) – 15 July 1878 (1878-07-15)), appointed Bishop of Marseille, France
  • Prosper Auguste Dusserre (31 July 1878 (1878-07-31) – 27 February 1880 (1880-02-27))
  • François-Charles-Marie Gillard (27 February 1880 (1880-02-27) - 29 September 1880 (1880-09-29)), died without being consecrated
  • Barthélemy Clément Combes (17 February 1881 (1881-02-17) – 15 June 1893 (1893-06-15)), appointed Archbishop of Carthage
  • Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière (29 January 1894 (1894-01-29) – 12 August 1896 (1896-08-12))
  • Jules-Etienne Gazaniol (13 October 1896 (1896-10-13) – 22 May 1913 (1913-05-22))
  • Jules-Alexandre-Léon Bouissière (26 May 1913 (1913-05-26) – 10 September 1916 (1916-09-10))
  • Amiel-François Bessière (2 January 1917 (1917-01-02) – 3 October 1923 (1923-10-03))
  • Emile-Jean-François Thiénard (24 March 1924 (1924-03-24) – 26 October 1945 (1945-10-26))
  • Léon-Étienne Duval (3 November 1946 (1946-11-03) – 3 February 1954 (1954-02-03)), appointed Archbishop of Algiers (Cardinal in 1965)
  • Paul Pierre Pinier (27 March 1954 (1954-03-27) – 31 January 1970 (1970-01-31))
  • Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto (19 August 1970 (1970-08-19) – 25 March 1983 (1983-03-25))
  • Gabriel Piroird, IdP (25 March 1983 (1983-03-25) – 21 November 2008 (2008-11-21))
  • Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. (21 November 2008 (2008-11-21) - 24 December 2016 (2016-12-24)), appointed Archbishop of Algiers
  • Nicolas Lhernould (9 December 2019–present)

References
  1. "Ancienne cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs". GCatholic. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

Sources
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