Diocese of

Constantine–Hippo Regius

Algeria Algeria

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Constantine (français) / Costantina (Italiano) / Constantinian(us) (Latin)

United Title: Hippo Regius

Ecclesiastical Province: Alger–Iulia Caesarea

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Augustine of Hippo

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

United Titles

Present Prelates

Bishop:vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Constantine (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Nicolas Lhernould (49)Bishop Nicolas Lhernould (49) (later Archbishop)
(2019.12.09 – 2024.04.04)

Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia)
Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa

Fiat

Born:1975.03.23 (Courbevoie, France)
Ordained Priest:2004.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:2020.02.08

Priest of Tunis (Tunisia) (2004.05.22 – 2019.12.09)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (2019.12.09 – 2024.04.04)

Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (2022.02.15 – ...)

Archbishop of Tunis (Tunisia) (2024.04.04 – ...)

Archbishop Paul Desfarges, S.J. (80)Bishop Paul Desfarges, S.J. (80) (later Archbishop)
(2008.11.21 – 2016.12.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

Ta volonté soit faite

Born:1944.05.07 (Saint-Etienne, France)
Ordained Priest:1975.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:2009.02.12

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (2008.11.21 – 2016.12.24)

Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (2012.03.01 – 2012.11.21)

President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (2015.03.07 – 2022.02.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (2015.05.23 – 2016.12.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (2016.12.24 – 2021.12.27)

Bishop Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Prado
(1983.03.25 – 2008.11.21)

Servir l’oeuvre de Dieu

Born:1932.10.05 (Lyon, France)
Ordained Priest:1964.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:1983.06.03
Died:2019.04.03 (Lyon-Ecully, France † 86)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1983.03.25 – 2008.11.21)

Bishop Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto
(1970.08.19 – 1983.03.25)

Born:1913.04.01 (Algeria)
Ordained Priest:1936.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1970.10.03
Died:1993.09.08 († 80)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1970.08.19 – 1983.03.25)

Bishop Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier
(1954.03.27 – 1970.01.31)

Born:1899.10.20
Ordained Priest:1922.07.22
Consecrated Bishop:1948.03.06
Died:1992.04.09 († 92)

Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium (1947.12.13 – 1954.03.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (1947.12.13 – 1954.03.27)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1954.03.27 – 1970.01.31)

Titular Bishop of Saetabis (1970.01.31 – 1971.01.05)

Bishop Léon-Étienne Duval (later Cardinal)
(1946.11.03 – 1954.02.03)

In caritate omnia

Born:1903.11.09 (Chenex, France)
Ordained Priest:1926.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1947.02.11
Created Cardinal:1965.02.22
Died:1996.05.30 (Algiers, Algeria † 92)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1946.11.03 – 1954.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (1954.02.03 – 1988.04.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1965.02.25 – 1996.05.30)

President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (1966 – 1983)

Bishop Emile-Jean-François Thiénard
(1924.03.24 – 1945.10.26)

Born:1873.04.14 (France)
Ordained Priest:1895.11.03
Consecrated Bishop:1924.05.01
Died:1945.10.26 († 72)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1924.03.24 – 1945.10.26)

Bishop Amiel-François Bessière
(1917.01.02 – 1923.10.03)

Pax hominibus

Born:1869.12.28 (France)
Ordained Priest:1892.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1917.04.11
Died:1923.10.03 († 53)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1917.01.02 – 1923.10.03)

Bishop Jules-Alexandre-Léon Bouissière
(1913.05.26 – 1916.09.10)

Ubi amatur non laboratur

Born:1860.04.01 (France)
Ordained Priest:1884.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:1913.07.02
Died:1916.09.10 († 56)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (1913.05.26 – 1916.09.10)

Bishop Jules-Etienne Gazaniol
(1896.12.03 – 1913.05.22)

Super omnia caritas

Born:1845.02.28 (France)
Ordained Priest:1867.10.16
Consecrated Bishop:1892.06.05
Died:1917.05.18 († 72)

Titular Bishop of Thuburbo minus (1892.02.27 – 1896.12.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage (Tunisia) ([1891.12.21] 1892.02.27 – 1896.12.03)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) ([1896.10.13] 1896.12.03 – 1913.05.22)

Titular Bishop of Modra (1913.05.22 – 1917.05.18)

Bishop Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière
(1894.05.18 – 1896.08.12)

Abnega temet ipsum

Born:1838.09.07 (France)
Ordained Priest:1868.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:1894.07.25
Died:1896.08.12 († 57)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) ([1894.01.29] 1894.05.18 – 1896.08.12)

Archbishop Prosper Auguste Dusserre
(Apostolic Administrator 1881.07 – 1892.11.26)

Bishop Barthélemy Clément Combes (later Archbishop)
(1881.05.13 – 1893.06.15)

In hoc signo vinces

Born:1839.09.29 (France)
Ordained Priest:1864.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:1881.10.09
Died:1922.02.20 († 82)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) ([1881.02.17] 1881.05.13 – 1893.06.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Carthage (Tunisia) (1893.06.15 – 1909.01.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (1909.01.22 – 1917.01.02)

Archbishop Prosper Auguste Dusserre
(1878.09.13 – 1880.02.27)

Non deerit gratia uno auxilio cœlesti

Born:1833.04.30 (France)
Ordained Priest:1856.02.16
Consecrated Bishop:1878.12.15
Died:1897.12.30 († 64)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) ([1878.07.31] 1878.09.13 – 1880.02.27)

Titular Archbishop of Damascus (1880.02.27 – 1892.11.26)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) ([1880.02.13] 1880.02.27 – 1892.11.26)

Apostolic Administrator of Constantine (Algeria) (1881.07 – 1892.11.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (1892.11.26 – 1897.12.30)

Bishop Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert
(1872.05.06 – 1878.07.15)

Suavitate et constantia

Born:1819.03.22 (France)
Ordained Priest:1843.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1872.10.13
Died:1900.11.19 († 81)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) ([1872.02.27] 1872.05.06 – 1878.07.15)

Bishop of Marseille (France) ([1878.06.13] 1878.07.15 – 1900.11.19)

Bishop Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases
(1867.03.27 – 1870.08.29)

Semper paratus

Born:1809.09.12 (France)
Ordained Priest:1861.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:1867.05.05
Died:1880.10.01 († 71)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) ([1867.01.12] 1867.03.27 – 1870.08.29)

Bishop Vittore
(484? – ?)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (484? – ?)

Bishop Onorato Antonino
(450? – ?)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (450? – ?)

Bishop Fortunato
(411? – ?)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (411? – ?)

Bishop Profuturo
(410? – ?)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (410? – ?)

Bishop Generoso
(400? – ?)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (400? – ?)

Bishop Zeusio
(330? – ?)

Bishop of Constantine (Algeria) (330? – ?)

Bishops of Cirta (Roman Rite)

Bishop Silvano
(305.03.05 – 312?)

Bishop of Cirta (Algeria) (305.03.05 – 312?)

Bishop Paolo
(303? – ?)

Bishop of Cirta (Algeria) (303? – ?)

Saint Bishop Agapius
(? – 259)

Died:259 🩸 (Constantine in Numidia, Algeria)
Feast:05.04

Bishop of Cirta (Algeria) (? – 259)

Bishop. Companion of Saint Secondinus, Saint Tertulla, Saint Antonia and Saint Emilian. Martyr.

Bishop Crescente
(256? – ?)

Bishop of Cirta (Algeria) (256? – ?)

Special Churches

Laghouat (↙), Alger–Iulia Caesarea (←), Tunis (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 110,552 km²

Population: 670 Catholics (0.0% of 15,475,400 total)

Pastoral Centres: 6 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 12 priests (6 diocesan, 6 religious), 20 religious (6 brothers, 14 sisters)

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