Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone)

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Bishop(s) Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 23 September 1867 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Alger Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Algeria Square Kilometers: 110,522 (42,689 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Eveche, 32 Bd. Belouizdad, 25002 Constantine, Algerie Telephone: (031)92.33.67 Fax: 92.32.21

Historical Details

• Diocese of Constantine
  • Latin Name: Constantinianus
  • Erected: 25 July 1866
  • Country: Algeria

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases † (12 Jan 1867 Appointed - 29 Aug 1870 Resigned)
• Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (27 Feb 1872 Appointed - 13 Jun 1878 Appointed, Bishop of Marseille)
• Prosper Auguste Dusserre † (31 Jul 1878 Appointed - 13 Feb 1880 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger)
• Barthélemy Clément Combes † (17 Feb 1881 Appointed - 15 Jun 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Carthage)
• Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière † (29 Jan 1894 Appointed - 12 Aug 1896 Died)
• Jules-Etienne Gazaniol † (13 Oct 1896 Appointed - 22 May 1913 Resigned)
• Jules-Alexandre-Léon Bouissière † (26 May 1913 Appointed - 10 Sep 1916 Died)
• Amiel-François Bessière † (2 Jan 1917 Appointed - 3 Oct 1923 Died)
• Emile-Jean-François Thiénard † (24 Mar 1924 Appointed - 26 Oct 1945 Died)
• Léon-Etienne Duval † (3 Nov 1946 Appointed - 3 Feb 1954 Appointed, Archbishop of Alger)
• Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † (27 Mar 1954 Appointed - 31 Jan 1970 Resigned)
• Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto † (19 Aug 1970 Appointed - 25 Mar 1983 Resigned)
• Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado (25 Mar 1983 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Constantine
25 July 1866	Erected	Diocese of Alger	Diocese of Constantine (erected)
Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone)
23 September 1867	Name Changed	Diocese of Constantine	Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone)
1950	180,000	3,200,000	5.6%	87	16	103	1,747		16	213	73	ap1951
1970	10,000	5,000,000	.2%	23	32	55	181		37	198	15	ap1971
1980	10,000	6,718,000	.1%	16	21	37	270		24	76	12	ap1981
1990	4,000	8,203,000	.0%	18	11	29	137		13	58	12	ap1991
1999	300	11,000,000	.0%	13	8	21	14		9	35	8	ap2000
2000	300	11,000,000	.0%	13	8	21	14		9	35	8	ap2001
2001	300	11,000,000	.0%	13	10	23	13		13	34	8	ap2002
2002	300	11,000,000	.0%	12	7	19	15		10	35	7	ap2003
2003	303	11,000,000	.0%	12	8	20	15		10	38	7	ap2004
2004	300	11,000,000	.0%	11	9	20	15		12	37	7	ap2005
2006	300	11,182,000	.0%	11	7	18	16		8	33	7	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado (Bishop: 25 Mar 1983 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Amiel-François Bessière † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1917 to 3 Oct 1923)
• Jules-Alexandre-Léon Bouissière † (Bishop: 26 May 1913 to 10 Sep 1916)
• Barthélemy Clément Combes † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1881 to 15 Jun 1893)
• Prosper Auguste Dusserre † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1878 to 13 Feb 1880; Apostolic Administrator: 27 Feb 1880 to Jul 1881)
• Léon-Etienne Duval † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1946 to 3 Feb 1954)
• Jules-Etienne Gazaniol † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1896 to 22 May 1913)
• Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1894 to 12 Aug 1896)
• Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1867 to 29 Aug 1870)
• Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1954 to 31 Jan 1970)
• Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1872 to 13 Jun 1878)
• Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1970 to 25 Mar 1983)
• Emile-Jean-François Thiénard † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1924 to 26 Oct 1945)