Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella (born 20 July 1971) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate serving as bishop of Laghouat, Algeria since 19 March 2025. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from

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, and previously served as the director and president of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies. He is a member of the

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and previously served their mission in the Diocese of Laghouat after his ordination to the priesthood on 2 June 2001. He is an expert in the intellectual history of Christian-Muslim relations and has lived in Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, and Tunisia. Immediately prior to his appointment as bishop, he was serving in a parish in

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{{reflist Catholic Church in Algeria Christian and Islamic interfaith dialogue Spanish Roman Catholic bishops White Fathers Living people 1971 births Clergy from Valencia