Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa | |||
19 July 1901 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa (erected) |
2 July 1920 | Territory Added | Diocese of Oran (Southern part) | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa |
Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara | |||
10 January 1921 | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara |
28 April 1942 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey
Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara Prefecture Apostolic of Jos Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou | Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey (erected) |
9 June 1942 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara |
Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara | |||
10 June 1948 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara | Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara |
5 July 1954 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara (Sahara (subject to the Spaniards))
Vicariate Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos (Ifni) | Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara and Ifni {Sahara Español e Ifni} (erected) |
Diocese of Laghouat | |||
14 September 1955 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara | Diocese of Laghouat |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara | ||||||||||||
1950 | 12,241 | 963,477 | 1.3% | 48 | 48 | 255 | 3 | 129 | 12 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Laghouat | ||||||||||||
1970 | 2,837 | 1,053,319 | .3% | 2 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 60 | 124 | 4 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 2,540 | 1,702,540 | .1% | 26 | 26 | 97 | 33 | 93 | 10 | ap1981 | ||
1990 | 140 | 2,686,627 | .0% | 2 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 32 | 59 | 10 | ap1991 | |
1998 | 800 | 3,583,400 | .0% | 17 | 17 | 47 | 24 | 35 | 10 | ap2001 | ||
2001 | 1,500 | 3,726,736 | .0% | 16 | 16 | 93 | 23 | 39 | 10 | ap2002 | ||
2002 | 2,000 | 3,782,635 | .1% | 1 | 18 | 19 | 105 | 27 | 35 | 11 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 2,000 | 3,883,035 | .1% | 1 | 14 | 15 | 133 | 22 | 37 | 10 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 2,000 | 3,883,035 | .1% | 1 | 15 | 16 | 125 | 24 | 37 | 10 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 1,200 | 4,324,000 | .0% | 3 | 11 | 14 | 85 | 16 | 32 | 11 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 2,000 | 4,605,712 | .0% | 3 | 13 | 16 | 125 | 22 | 36 | 10 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 2,080 | 4,902,760 | .0% | 3 | 11 | 14 | 148 | 20 | 26 | 10 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 2,160 | 5,103,660 | .0% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 216 | 14 | 22 | 9 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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