Archdiocese of Alger–Iulia Caesarea
Algerien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Alger–Iulia Caesarea, Algeria
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Alger-Iulia Caesarea is the Latin archdiocese of Algiers, Algeria, erected in 1838 and raised to a metropolitan see in 1866. Its archbishop, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, was created a cardinal in December 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 July 1866
- Latin
- Algerien(sis)
- Patron
- Sagrado Coração de Jesus
- Annuario code
- 001000645
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 4,000
- Population
- 12,470,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.0%
- Priests
- 9
- Catholics per priest
- 444
- Extent
- 54,900 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- His Eminence Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (Cardinal)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Algiers stands in Alger–Iulia Caesarea, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Algiers
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Constantine–Hippo RegiusConstantine–Hippo Regius
- Diocese of LaghouatLaghouat
- Diocese of OranOran
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
As the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria, this archdiocese is known in Latin as Archidioecesis Algeriensis and in French as Archidiocèse de Alger.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.