Loading the diocese…
Diocese of Laghouat
loading…
Published by Catholic Social Ventures · compiled from public diocesan records · exported …
The Diocese of Laghouat is a Latin rite see covering the Saharan inland of Algeria, established in 1901 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Ghardaïa and erected as a diocese in 1955. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Algiers, its bishop's seat is the Pro-Cathedral of Ghardaïa, and it has been led by Bishop Diego Sarrió Cucarella since his appointment in January 2025.
- Bishop
- Diego Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr.
- Latin name
- Laghuaten(sis)
- Erected
- 14 September 1955 (origins 1901)
- Cathedral
- Pro-Cathedral of Ghardaïa
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Algiers (Archdiocese of Algiers)
- Chancery
- Evêché, B.P. 62, 47008 Ghardaïa, Algérie
- Telephone
- Tel. 29.28.74.02
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Archdiocese of Alger–Iulia Caesarea 503 km
- Diocese of Oran 532 km
- Orihuela-Alicante ES 725 km
- Almería ES 741 km
- Diocese of Ibiza ES 742 km
- Cartagena ES 750 km
Parishes near the see
- Communauté des Pères Blancs de Ghardaïa · Ghardaïa <1 km
- Presbytère de Tamanrasset · Tamanrasset 1 km
- Communauté de l'Ermitage de Béni Abbès · Béni Abbès 2 km
- St. Charles de Foucauld · Laghouat 164 km
- Communauté des Pères Blancs de Ouargla · Ouargla 167 km
- Presbytère Dar Leclerc · El Meniaa (El Goléa) 225 km
Official diocesan website →Wikipedia →Map →Linked data →
Sources: Annuario Pontificio + Wikipedia + OpenStreetMap · Annuario code 001001936 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-10