Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alger

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The Archdiocese of Alger or Algiers {Latin:Algerien(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 Source

[edit] History

• August 10, 1838: Established as Diocese of Algiers from Diocese of Islas Canarias in Spain
• 1838: United with Diocese of Iulia Caesarea
• July 25, 1866: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Algiers/Alger

[edit] Special Churches

The seat is Cathédrale Saint-Philippe in Alger. There is also a Minor Basilica at the Basilique de Notre Dame d'Afrique in Algiers.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Algiers (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop-elect Ghālib Mūsā ʿAbdallāh Badr: 2008-
  • Archbishop Henri Antoine Marie Teissier: 1988-2008
  • Cardinal Léon-Etienne Duval: 1954-1988
  • Archbishop Auguste-Fernand Leynaud: 1917-1953
  • Archbishop Barthélemy Clément Combes: 1909-1917
  • Archbishop Fédéric-Henri Oury: 1898-1907
  • Archbishop Prosper Auguste Dusserre: 1892-1897
  • Cardinal Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie:1867-1892
  • Bishop Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy:1846-1866
• Bishops of Algiers (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Antoine-Louis-Adolphe Dupuch:1838-1845

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Diocese of Constantine
• Diocese of Oran

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information