Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy (1805–1866) was a French Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Algiers from 1846 to 1866.

[2] His 1850 request to evangelise the Arabs in villages across the Constantine Province was denied by the Minister of War, who feared they would feel disrespected.

[2] Undaunted, he gave speeches denouncing Islam from his pulpit in Algiers.

[2] Meanwhile, Pavy made sure to cater to the French colonists who lived in Algiers.

[2] In 1863, Pavy suggested that it was easier to preach in small towns than large cities, where spiritualism had become a problem.