Catholic Church
in
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (Algeria)
Catholic ChurchinPeople’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (Algeria) | |
Also known as: Algerien (Deutsch), Argelia (español), l’Algérie (français), Algeria (Italiano), Algieria (polski), Argélia (Português), 阿爾及利亞 (正體中文), アルジェリア (日本語), Algerium (latine)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Algiers
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Mali 
, ← Mauritania 
, ← Western Sahara 
, ↖ Morocco 
, ↖ Spain 
, ↗ Tunisia 
, → Libya 
, ↘ Niger 
Roman Rite (4): Alger–Iulia Caesarea, Constantine–Hippo Regius, Laghouat, Oran
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Algeria 
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale Régionale du Nord de l’Afrique (C.E.R.N.A.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Catholic Population: 8,000 Catholics (0.0% of 45,054,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes, 5 other centres
Clergy: 7 bishops (4 diocesan, 3 titular), 70 priests (22 diocesan, 48 religious)
Non-Clergy: 145 religious (22 brothers, 123 sisters), 3 major seminarians, 14 missionaries
Area: 2,381,740 km²
Population: 40,969,443
Religions: Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian and Jewish) <1%
Languages: Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight (official); dialects include Kabyle Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)
Ethnic Groups: Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%
Motto: Bil-shaʿb wa lil-shaʿb (Arabic) (By the people and for the people)
Last updated on 2023.08.12
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