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Archdiocese of Alger–Iulia Caesarea
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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.
- Archbishop
- His Eminence Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (Cardinal)
- Latin name
- Algerien(sis)
- Erected
- 25 July 1866 (origins 1838)
- Cathedral
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Algiers (Cathedrale du Sacre-Coeur d'Alger)
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Algiers
- Catholics
- 4,000
- Chancery
- Archevêché, 13 rue Khélifa-Boukhalfa, 16000 Alger-Gare, Algérie
- Telephone
- Tel. 20.05.06.22
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Constantine–Hippo Regius <1 km
- Diocese of Laghouat 503 km
- Diocese of Oran 921 km
- Almería ES 1108 km
- Diocese of Tripoli LY 1118 km
- Archdiocese of Rabat MA 1147 km
Parishes near the see
- Notre-Dame de l’Atlas · Draa Essamar 1 km
- (Basilique de Notre-Dame d’Afrique) · Alger (Algiers) 971 km
- Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique · Alger 971 km
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Sources: Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · Annuario code 001000645 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08