Diocese of Laghouat
Laghuaten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Laghouat, Algeria
The Diocese of Laghouat is a Latin rite see covering the Saharan inland of Algeria, established in 1901 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Ghardaïa and erected as a diocese in 1955. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Algiers, its bishop's seat is the Pro-Cathedral of Ghardaïa, and it has been led by Bishop Diego Sarrió Cucarella since his appointment in January 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1955
- Latin
- Laghuaten(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001936
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,160
- Population
- 5,103,660
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.0%
- Priests
- 2
- Catholics per priest
- 1,080
- Extent
- 2,107,708 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
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
- Bishop
- Diego Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr.
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
Pro-Cathedral of Ghardaïa stands in Laghouat, 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
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Algiers.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Alger–Iulia CaesareaAlger–Iulia Caesarea
- Diocese of Constantine–Hippo RegiusConstantine–Hippo Regius
- Diocese of OranOran
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.