Jean-Paul Vesco | |
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Archbishop of Algiers | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Algiers |
See | Algiers |
Appointed | 27 December 2021 |
Predecessor | Paul Desfarges |
Previous post(s) | |
Orders | |
Ordination | 24 June 2001 |
Consecration | 25 January 2013 by Philippe Barbarin |
Rank | Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean-Paul Vesco 10 March 1962 |
Nationality | Algerian[1] |
Jean-Paul Vesco, OP (born 10 March 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of Algiers. He has spent most of his clerical career in Algeria and was Bishop of Oran from 2012 to 2021. He is a member of the Dominicans and headed the French Dominicans from 2010 to 2012.