Pope Leo’s words ‘I am a son of Augustine’ thrilled Algeria, home of the saint’s diocese

On July 11, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michel Guillaud, a priest of the Diocese of  Lyon, France, as the new bishop of Hippo in Algeria, St. Augustine’s see. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Bishop-elect Michel Guillaud ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Constantine-Hippo, located in Algeria and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Algiers, is proud to have had as its bishop — appointed in 395 — one of the most…