Constantine (-Hippone) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant

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. Mohamed Belouizdad, B.P. 24B, 25002 Constantine Coudiat, Algerie
Telephone: (031)92.33.67
Fax: 92.32.21

Historical Details

Diocese of Constantine
- Latin Name: Constantiniana
- Erected: 25 July 1866
- Country: Algeria

Past and Present Ordinaries

Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases † (27 Mar 1867 Confirmed - 29 Aug 1870 Resigned)
Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (6 May 1872 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1878 Confirmed, Bishop of Marseille)
Prosper Auguste Dusserre † (13 Sep 1878 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1880 Confirmed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger)
François-Charles-Marie Gillard † (27 Feb 1880 Appointed - 29 Sep 1880 Died)
Barthélemy Clément Combes † (13 May 1881 Confirmed - 16 Jun 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Carthage)
Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière † (18 May 1894 Confirmed - 12 Aug 1896 Died)
Jules-Étienne Gazaniol † (3 Dec 1896 Confirmed - 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 † (8 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 - 21 Nov 2008 Retired)
Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. (21 Nov 2008 Appointed - 24 Dec 2016 Appointed, Archbishop of Alger)
Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould (9 Dec 2019 Appointed - 4 Apr 2024 Appointed, Archbishop of Tunis)

Historical Summary

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

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

2013 1,000 12,643,000 .0% 6 10 16 62 10 15 6 ap2014

2016 1,500 13,464,815 .0% 3 8 11 136 8 20 6 ap2017

2019 620 14,335,000 .0% 4 6 10 62 6 15 6 ap2020

2021 650 14,922,315 .0% 4 7 11 59 7 15 6 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	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
2013	1,000	12,643,000	.0%	6	10	16	62	10	15	6	ap2014
2016	1,500	13,464,815	.0%	3	8	11	136	8	20	6	ap2017
2019	620	14,335,000	.0%	4	6	10	62	6	15	6	ap2020
2021	650	14,922,315	.0%	4	7	11	59	7	15	6	ap2022

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

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: 13 May 1881 to 16 Jun 1893)
Prosper Auguste Dusserre † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1878 to 27 Feb 1880; Apostolic Administrator: 27 Feb 1880 to Jul 1881)
Léon-Etienne Duval † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1946 to 3 Feb 1954)
Jules-Étienne Gazaniol † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1896 to 22 May 1913)
François-Charles-Marie Gillard † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 29 Sep 1880)
Ludovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 12 Aug 1896)
Félix-Joseph-François-Barthélemy de Las Cases † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 29 Aug 1870)
Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1954 to 31 Jan 1970)
Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1983 to 21 Nov 2008)
Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (Bishop: 6 May 1872 to 15 Jul 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)

Source(s)

Diocese of Constantine
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 486
Diocese of Constantine (-Hippone)
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 541

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