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Algeria
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Northern Africa country bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia. Socialist republic based on French and Islamic law. The country Isaiah 99% Sunni Muslim, the official state religion, with the remainder being Christian or Jewish. With of a population of over 32 million, there are around 5,000 Catholics.
Ecclesiastically the country is governed by the archdiocese of
- Alger
and the dioceses of
- Constantine-Hippone
- Laghouat
- Oran
See also,
- World Fact Book
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- patron saints index: Algeria
- patron saints index: Oran, Algeria
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Entry for 'Algeria'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/algeria.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Algeria'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/algeria.html. 1910.
