Jean-Paul Vesco


Jean-Paul Vesco

Cardinal, Archbishop of Algiers
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseAlgiers
Appointed27 December 2021
PredecessorPaul Desfarges
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (2024–)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination24 June 2001
Consecration25 January 2013
by Philippe Barbarin
Created cardinal7 December 2024
by Francis
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born
Jean-Paul Vesco

(1962-03-10) 10 March 1962 (age 62)
NationalityAlgerian[1]

Jean-Paul Vesco, OP (born 10 March 1962) is a French cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of Algiers. He has spent most of his clerical career in Algeria and was Bishop of Oran from 2012 to 2021. He is a member of the Dominicans and headed the French Dominicans from 2010 to 2012. He was made a cardinal on 7 December 2024 by Pope Francis.

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