Metropolitan see Alger–Iulia Caesarea, Algeria
Archdiocese of Alger–Iulia Caesarea
Algerien(sis)
Latin Church
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Alger-Iulia Caesarea is the Latin archdiocese of Algiers, Algeria, erected in 1838 and raised to a metropolitan see in 1866. Its archbishop, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, was created a cardinal in December 2024.
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- Established
- 1838
- Catholics
- 4,000
- Priests
- 9
- Territory
- 54,900 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale du Sacré-CœurAlger · CathedralView parish
- Basilique Notre-Dame d'AfriqueAlgerView parish
- Notre-Dame de l’AtlasDraa EssamarView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- His Eminence Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (Cardinal)
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Algiers stands in Alger–Iulia Caesarea, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
As the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria, this archdiocese is known in Latin as Archidioecesis Algeriensis and in French as Archidiocèse de Alger.