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Diego Sarrió Cucarella

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella
M.Afr.
Bishop of Laghouat
Diocese Laghouat
In office March 19, 2025
Orders
Ordination 2 June 2001
Consecration 19 March 2025
by Luis Tagle
Personal details
Born July 20, 1971
Valencia, Spain

Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella M.Afr. (born 20 July 1971) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate serving as bishop of Laghouat, Algeria since 19 March 2025.[1] He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from Georgetown University, and previously served as the director and president of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies.[2] He is a member of the Missionaries of Africa, commonly known as the White Fathers, and previously served their mission in the Diocese of Laghouat after his ordination to the priesthood on 2 June 2001.[3] He is an expert in the intellectual history of Christian-Muslim relations and has lived in Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, and Tunisia.[4] Immediately prior to his appointment as bishop, he was serving in a parish in Muscat, Oman.[5]

References

  1. Back to citation "Bishop Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va.
  3. Back to citation Anderson, Chris (27 February 2025). "Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella Appointed Bishop in Algeria". Missionaries of Africa. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. Back to citation "Diego Sarrió Cucarella". PLURIEL. Université catholique de Lyon. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. Back to citation "De l'Espagne au Sahara: le parcours du nouvel évêque de Ghardaïa | Église Catholique d'Algérie". eglise-catholique-algerie.org. Église Catholique Algérie. Retrieved 6 May 2025.