Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger

Archdiocese of Tanger
Archidioecesis Tingitanus
Archidiocèse de Tanger

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
Map

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

Ordinaries

  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

  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 )

Archbishops of Tanger

  1. Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1948 - 17 Dec 1973 )
  2. Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (17 Dec 1973 - 22 May 1982 )
  3. José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. (2 Jul 1983 - 23 Mar 2005 )
  4. Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (11 Apr 2007 - )

See also

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

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