Diocese of Laghouat
| Diocese of Laghouat | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Algeria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | John Gordon MacWilliam MAfr |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Claude Rault MAfr |
| Vicar General | Bertrand Gournay |
| founding | September 14, 1955 |
| surface | 2,107,708 km² |
| Parishes | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 4,605,712 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 2,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 125 |
| Friars | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Pro-Cathédrale, Ghardaïa |
| Website | http://www.ada.asso.dz/articles.php?lng |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laghouat ( French Diocèse de Laghouat , Latin Dioecesis Laghuatensis ) is in Algeria situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Ghardaia .
history
It was founded on July 19, 1901 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Ghardaïa ( lat.Ghardaiensis ) out of the Apostolic Vicariate for the Sahara and Sudan , but changed its name on January 10, 1921 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Ghardaïa nel Sahara (Latin for Ghardaiensis in Sahara ), became an Apostolic Vicariate on June 10, 1948 , before becoming a diocese on September 14, 1995 under the name " Laghouat " ( Dioecesis Laghuatensis ).
In 1950 the 2,107,780 km² diocese had 12,241 believers. Today there are only 2,000 Catholics left, some of whom live in the large desert regions of the Sahara or near the country's oil reserves (0.04% of the population).
Today there are churches in the following places:
- Ghardaia Province : Ghardaia , El Meniaa
- Adrar Province : Adrar , Timimoun
- Bechar Province : Béni Abbès
- El Bayadh Province : El Bayadh
- Naama Province : Ain Sefra
- Ouargla Province : Ouargla , Hassi Messaoud , Touggourt
- Tamanrasset Province : Tamanrasset , Assekrem
Ordinaries
- Charles Guérin (1901-1910)
- Henry Bardou (1911-1916)
- Louis David (1916-1919)
- Gustave-Jean-Marie Nouet MAfr (1919–1941)
- Georges-Louis Mercier MAfr (1941–1968)
- Jean-Marie Raimbaud MAfr (1968–1989)
- Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon MAfr (1991-2004)
- Claude Rault MAfr (2004-2017)
- John Gordon MacWilliam MAfr (since 2017)
See also
Web links
- Diocese website (French)
- Image of the cathedral
- Entry on Diocese of Laghouat on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on Diocese of Laghouat on gcatholic.org (English)
