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in the

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of Algiers in

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History

On 25 July 1866, the diocese was established from the Diocese of Algiers as Diocese of Constantine. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone) on 23 September 1867.

Geography

The diocese is located in north eastern Algieria. It includes parishes in

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

Annaba Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...

Skikda Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District. History The Phoeni ...

, Sétif,

Béjaïa Béjaïa (; ; ar, بجاية‎, Latn, ar, Bijāya, ; kab, Bgayet, Vgayet), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is ...

, Batna, and

Tébessa Tébessa or Tebessa ( ar, تبسة ''Tibissa'', ''Tbessa'' or ''Tibesti''), the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province region of northeastern Algeria. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most important one being the w ...

Special churches

The current

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is the minor basilica

Basilique Saint Augustin The St Augustin Basilica () is a Catholic basilica and pro-cathedral located in Annaba, Algeria. It is dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo. History Construction of the basilica began in 1881 and finished on March 29, 1900, led by Abbe Pougn ...

(

Hippo The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant ...

). The former cathedral of the diocese is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Sept-Douleurs in

. The building is now a mosque.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Constantine

* Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases ( – ) * Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert ( – ), appointed Bishop of Marseille, France *

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( – ) * François-Charles-Marie Gillard ( - ), died without being consecrated *

Barthélemy Clément Combes Barthélemy, or Barthélémy is a French name, a cognate of Bartholomew. Notable people with this name include: Given name * Barthélemy (explorer), French youth who accompanied the explorer de La Salle in 1687 * Barthélémy Bisengimana, Con ...

( – ), appointed Archbishop of Carthage *

Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière (born 7 Sep 1838 in Paris – 12 August 1896) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Cath ...

( – ) * Jules-Etienne Gazaniol ( – ) * Jules-Alexandre-Léon Bouissière ( – ) * Amiel-François Bessière ( – ) * Emile-Jean-François Thiénard ( – ) * Léon-Étienne Duval ( – ), appointed Archbishop of Algiers (Cardinal in 1965) * Paul Pierre Pinier ( – ) * Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto ( – ) * Gabriel Piroird, IdP ( – ) * Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. ( - ), appointed Archbishop of Algiers * Nicolas Lhernould (9 December 2019–present)

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

External links

* {{authority control

Constantine, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1866 establishments in Algeria Christianity in Constantine, Algeria