Catholic Church in Algeria

Catholic Church in Algeria
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic Church
OrientationLatin Church
PopeFrancis
Apostolic NuncioKurian Mathew Vayalunkal[1]
RegionAlgeria
HeadquartersAlgiers
Origin2nd century AD
Membersca. 8,000 (2020)[2]
Priests62
Official websiteEglise Catholique Algerie

The Catholic Church in Algeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. Prior to independence, the European Catholic settlers had historic legacy and powerful presence,[3] but today Catholics constitute only a small minority.

  1. ^ "Apostolic Nunciature to Algeria". GCatholic. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-28
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