Catholic Church in Algeria

By Type (4)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (4): Alger–Iulia Caesarea, Constantine–Hippo Regius, Laghouat, Oran

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
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.)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Cyprian

Saints: 66 Saints, 20 Blesseds

Liturgical Calendar 📅

Documents

Geography

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

Cultural Summary

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)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 2,381,741 km²

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

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

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People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (Algeria)