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)
Roman Rite (4): Alger–Iulia Caesarea, Constantine–Hippo Regius, Laghouat, Oran
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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
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.) 
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total)
Bishops
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Algiers
Area: 2,381,740 km²
Population: 40,969,443
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Mali 
, ← Mauritania 
, ← Western Sahara 
, ↖ Morocco 
, ↖ Spain 
, ↗ Tunisia 
, → Libya 
, ↘ Niger 
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)
Area: 2,381,741 km²
Catholic Population: 9,000 Catholics (0.0% of 46,344,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes, 5 other centres
Clergy: 8 bishops (4 diocesan, 4 titular), 64 priests (20 diocesan, 44 religious), 1 permanent deacon (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 129 religious (22 brothers, 107 sisters), 4 major seminarians, 19 missionaries
Last updated on 2026.05.28
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