The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger (Latin: Dioecesis Tingitanus) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Morocco. Headquartered in Tangier, it is immediately subject to the Holy See.
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| Location | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Territory | Tanger, northern Morocco |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 4,175,000 2,500 (.1%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | 14 November 1956 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Emilio Rocha Grande, OFM |
| Bishops emeritus | Santiago Agrelo Martínez, OFM |
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History
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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 )
- Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1948 – 14 Nov 1956 see below)
Archbishops of Tanger
edit- Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (see above 14 Nov 1956 – 17 Dec 1973 )
- Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (17 Dec 1973 – 22 May 1982 ), appointed Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Cardinal in 2003)
- José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. (2 Jul 1983 – 23 Mar 2005 )
- Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (11 Apr 2007 – 24 May 2019 )