| Building Name: | Sacred Heart Cathedral of Algier Arabic: كاتدرائية القلب الأقدس French: Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger |
| Location: | Algiers, Algeria |
| Geo: | 36.7642°N 3.0478°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Rite: | African Rite |
| Province: | Archdiocese of Alger |
| Consecration Year: | 1963 |
| Status: | Cathedral |
| Architect: | Paul Herbé, Jean Le Couteur |
| Architecture Type: | Church |
| Architecture Style: | Modern |
| Year Completed: | 1956 |
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger (Sacred Heart Cathedral of Algiers) is a Roman Catholic church located in Algiers, Algeria. Completed in 1956, it became the new cathedral in the capital after the Cathedral of Saint Philip of Algiers reconverted into a Muslim Ketchaoua Mosque.[1] The Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger 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] along with engineer René Sarger, were inspired by the Gospel of John. Its nave measures 52m (171feet) long and 35m (115feet) wide. The church is noted for its central tower.[3]
At the entrance to the nave there are small organs offered by the parish of Boufarik opposite which is a mosaic. The mural dates to 324, from the first Roman basilica of Castellum Tingitanum (Chlef).[4] The altar is made of Carrara marble, and houses the relics of numerous African saints.