Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Algiers, Archdiocese of

ALGERI, ARCIDIOCESI DI

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ALGIERS - Mosque of Sidi Abderrahman with the cemetery.

ALGIERS, Archdiocese of. - Capital city of Algeria, situated on the coast of Mediterranean Africa, on the site of ancient Icosium. Occupied by the French in 1830, it has since developed considerably. In 1936 it had 264,232 inhabitants, of whom 182,503 were Europeans. The ecclesiastical hierarchy was re-established by Gregory XVI, who in 1838 erected there a bishopric, suffragan of Aix-en-Provence. The first incumbent was Msgr. Dupuch (1838-45). Under the governance of his successor Msgr. Pavy (1845-66), A. was elevated to an ecclesiastical metropolis by Pius IX (25 July 1866), with two suffragan sees: Constantine and Oran, created at the same time. The see of A. was chiefly distinguished by the work of Card. Lavigerie (1867-92) (v.).

The archdiocese comprises 152 parishes, 134 diocesan priests and 161 regulars.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Société bibliographique, L'Episcopat Français depuis le concordat jusqu'à la séparation, Paris 1907, pp. 31-39.

Mario Scaduto

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 877.

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Scaduto, Mario. “Algeri, arcidiocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 877. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/algeri-arcidiocesi-di.

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Scaduto, Mario. “Algeri, arcidiocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 877. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/algeri-arcidiocesi-di.

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  author    = {Scaduto, Mario},
  title     = {Algeri, arcidiocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {877},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/algeri-arcidiocesi-di}
}

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