Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger
| Archdiocese of Tanger Archidioecesis Tingitanus Archidiocèse de Tanger | |
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The cathedral in Tangier. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Territory | Tangier, northern Morocco |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 4,175,000 2,500 (.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 November 1956 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Santiago Agrelo Martínez, OFM |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger/Tangier (Latin: Dioecesis Tingitanus) is an archdiocese in Morocco. Headquartered in Tangier, it is immediately subject to the Holy See.
History
- 1469: Established as Diocese of Morocco from the Diocese of Ceuta in Portugal
- 1570: Suppressed (combined into the Diocese of Ceuta)
- 28 November, 1630: Restored as Apostolic Prefecture of Morocco. Possibly suppressed in 1649.
- 14 April, 1908: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Morocco
- 14 November, 1956: Promoted as Archdiocese of Tanger
Ordinaries
- Nuno Álvares de Aguiar, O.S.B. † ( 1469 - 15 Jul 1491 )
- Diogo Ortiz de Villegas ( 1491 - 3 May 1500)
- João Lobo (4 May 1500 - 1508 )
- Nicolau Pedro Mendes (4 Mar 1523 - 1542 )
- Gonçalo Pinheiro (23 Nov 1542 - 27 Jun 1552 )
- Francisco Quaresma, O.F.M. (15 Dec 1557 - 1585 )
- Diogo Correia de Sousa (15 Jul 1585 - 16 Feb 1598 )
- Heitor de Valadares (11 Mar 1598 - 1600 )
- Gerónimo de Gouveia, O.F.M. (24 Jan 1601 - 1602 )
- Agostinho Ribeiro (27 Aug 1603 - 29 Jul 1613 )
- António de Aguiar (21 Oct 1613 - 1632 )
- Gonçalo da Silva (6 Sep 1632 - 16 Feb 1649 )
Vicars Apostolic of Morocco
- Francisco María Cervera y Cervera, O.F.M. (8 Apr 1908 - 26 Mar 1926 )
- José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. (17 Jul 1926 - 27 Dec 1948 )
Archbishops of Tanger
- Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1948 - 17 Dec 1973 )
- Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (17 Dec 1973 - 22 May 1982 )
- José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. (2 Jul 1983 - 23 Mar 2005 )
- Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (11 Apr 2007 - )
See also
External links
Coordinates: 35°46′00″N 5°48′00″W / 35.7667°N 5.8000°W
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