The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat (Latin: Archidioecesis Rabatensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Morocco. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Rabat on July 2, 1923, by Pope Pius XI, and promoted to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on September 14, 1955.
Archdiocese of Rabat Archidioecesis Rabatensis Archidiocèse de Rabat | |
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Location | |
Country | Morocco |
Territory | Rabat, northern Morocco |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 28,860,000 21,000 (.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 14 September 1955 |
Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Cristóbal López Romero S.D.B. |
Vicar General | Daniel Nourissat |
Bishops emeritus | Vincent Landel, S.C.I. |
Map | |
Website | |
www.dioceserabat.org |
The archdiocese's mother church and seat of its archbishop is St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat. Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. was appointed as the Archbishop of Rabat on December 29, 2017.
In the 1950s, the bishop and most clergy were in favour of the country's independence, contrary to the vast majority of French colonialists. The bishops were also crucial in the foundation of monastic communities in Morocco. The monastery of Toumliline was founded by 20 Benedictine monks of the abbey of En-Calcat upon invitation of the bishop Louis Lefèbvre.[1]
In January 26, 1988, upon invitation of bishop Hubert Michon, two Trappist monks established a community of monks in Fez which later would move to Midelt and became the Priory of Our Lady of the Atlas.[2]
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