Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Algier
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Algiers
Basic information
Location Algiers, Algeria
Geographic coordinates 36°45′51″N 03°02′52″E / 36.76417°N 3.04778°E / 36.76417; 3.04778Coordinates: 36°45′51″N 03°02′52″E / 36.76417°N 3.04778°E / 36.76417; 3.04778
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Archdiocese of Alger
Year consecrated 1963
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Architectural description
Architect(s) Paul Herbé, Jean Le Couteur
Architectural type Church
Completed 1956

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is a cathedral in Algiers, Algeria. Completed in 1956, it became the new cathedral in Algiers after the Cathedral of St. Philip of Algiers had been reconverted into the Muslim Ketchaoua Mosque.[1] It is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Algiers.

Construction of the church began after a wish of Bishop Leynaud in 1944. It was elevated to a cathedral in December 1962 and consecrated in 1963. The designers of the building, Paul Herbé and Jean Le Couteur,[2] in collaboration with engineer René Sarger,[3] were inspired by the Gospel of John. The nave measures 52 meters long and 35 meters wide. The church is noted for its central tower.[3]

At the entrance of the nave there are small organs offered by the parish of Boufarik opposite which is a mosaic dating from 324, from the first Roman basilica of Castellum Tingitanum (Chlef).[4] The altar is of Carrara marble, housing the relics of numerous African saints.

References

  1. Borrmans, Maurice (1982). Tendances et courants de l'islam arabe contemporain: Egypte et Afrique du Nord (in French). Mainz. p. 251. ISBN 978-3-459-01471-2. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. Stahly, François (1963). François Stahly. J. Bucher. p. 42. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 Cement and Concrete Association (1964). Concrete quarterly. Cement and Concrete Association. p. 21. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. Labourdette, Jean-Paul; Martin, Marie-Hélène (9 July 2008). Le Petit Futé Algérie. Petit Futé. p. 237. ISBN 978-2-7469-2196-2. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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