Roman Catholicism in Algeria

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The Roman Catholic Church in Algeria is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

The country is divided into four dioceses, including one archdiocese. During French rule, the Catholic population of Algeria peaked at over one million, but most of these left following Algeria's independence in 1962. In recent years, there has been a rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the country and Catholics have been subjected to persecution, culminating in the 1996 murder of a Pierre Claverie, bishop of Oran[1] There are now about 83,000 Catholics residing in the country.

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• Statistics relating to the Catholic Church in Algeria