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Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine

Diocese of Constantine
Dioecesis Constantinianus
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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 Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges
Website
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine (Latin: Dioecesis Constantinianus) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.

July 25, 1866: Established as Diocese of Constantine from the Diocese of Algiers.

Diocese of Hippo (since 1867.09.23)

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).

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


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