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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger

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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.

Archdiocese of Tanger

Archidioecesis Tingitanus

Archidiocèse de Tanger
The cathedral in Tangier.
Location
CountryMorocco
TerritoryTanger, northern Morocco
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
4,175,000
2,500 (.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
RiteRoman
Established14 November 1956
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopEmilio Rocha Grande, OFM
Bishops emeritusSantiago Agrelo Martínez, OFM
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History

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  • 1469: Established as Diocese of Morocco from the Diocese of Ceuta in Portugal
  • 1570: Suppressed (combined into the Diocese of Ceuta). Additional pre- and post-1662 data is available.[1]
  • 28 November 1630: Restored as Apostolic Prefecture of Morocco. Possibly suppressed in 1649. Additional pre- and post-1662 data is available.[2]
  • 14 April 1908: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Morocco
  • 14 November 1956: Promoted as Archdiocese of Tanger

Ordinaries

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  1. Nuno Álvares de Aguiar, O.S.B. † ( 1469 – 15 Jul 1491 )
  2. Diogo Ortiz de Villegas ( 1491 – 3 May 1500)
  3. João Lobo (4 May 1500 – 1508 )
  4. Nicolau Pedro Mendes (4 Mar 1523 – 1542 )
  5. Gonçalo Pinheiro (23 Nov 1542 – 27 Jun 1552 )
  6. Francisco Quaresma, O.F.M. (15 Dec 1557 – 1585 )
  7. Diogo Correia de Sousa (15 Jul 1585 – 16 Feb 1598 )
  8. Heitor de Valadares (11 Mar 1598 – 1600 )
  9. Gerónimo de Gouveia, O.F.M. (24 Jan 1601 – 1602 )
  10. Agostinho Ribeiro (27 Aug 1603 – 29 Jul 1613 )
  11. António de Aguiar (21 Oct 1613 – 1632 )
  12. Gonçalo da Silva (6 Sep 1632 – 16 Feb 1649 )

Vicars Apostolic of Morocco

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  1. Francisco María Cervera y Cervera, O.F.M. (8 Apr 1908 – 26 Mar 1926 )
  2. José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. (17 Jul 1926 – 27 Dec 1948 )
  3. Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1948 – 14 Nov 1956 see below)

Archbishops of Tanger

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  1. Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (see above 14 Nov 1956 – 17 Dec 1973 )
  2. Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (17 Dec 1973 – 22 May 1982 ), appointed Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Cardinal in 2003)
  3. José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. (2 Jul 1983 – 23 Mar 2005 )
  4. Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (11 Apr 2007 – 24 May 2019 )

See also

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35°46′00″N 5°48′00″W / 35.7667°N 5.8000°W / 35.7667; -5.8000


References

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  1. ^ Martin Malcolm Elbl, "The Sunset of Portuguese Tangier (Morocco): Unpublished Damaged ‘Livros paroquiais da Sé de Tânger, 1656-Nov. 1682 (Batismos, Casamentos & Óbitos)’ as Archival Complement to Published Data," Portuguese Studies Review, 32 (1) (2024): 21-82: https://www.academia.edu/126100289/The_Sunset_of_Portuguese_Tangier_Morocco_Unpublished_Damaged_Livros_paroquiais_da_S%C3%A9_de_T%C3%A2nger_1656_Nov_1682_Batismos_Casamentos_and_%C3%93bitos_as_Archival_Complement_to_Published_Data
  2. ^ Martin Malcolm Elbl, "The Sunset of Portuguese Tangier (Morocco): Unpublished Damaged ‘Livros paroquiais da Sé de Tânger, 1656-Nov. 1682 (Batismos, Casamentos & Óbitos)’ as Archival Complement to Published Data," Portuguese Studies Review, 32 (1) (2024): 21-82: https://www.academia.edu/126100289/The_Sunset_of_Portuguese_Tangier_Morocco_Unpublished_Damaged_Livros_paroquiais_da_S%C3%A9_de_T%C3%A2nger_1656_Nov_1682_Batismos_Casamentos_and_%C3%93bitos_as_Archival_Complement_to_Published_Data
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