Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat
Archdiocese of Rabat Archidioecesis Rabatensis Archidiocèse de Rabat | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Territory | Rabat, southern 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, Rabat |St. Peter's Cathedral]] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Vincent Landel, SCI |
| Vicar General | Daniel Nourissat |
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| Website | |
| www.dioceserabat.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat (Template:Lang-la) 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.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus the seat of its archbishop is St. Peter's. Vincent Landel, SCI was appointed Archbishop of Rabat on May 5, 2001.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Rabat
- Victor Colombanus Dreyer, OFM Cap. (1923 – 1927)
- Henri Vielle, OFM (1927 – 1946)
- Louis Lefèbvre, OFM (1947 – 1955)
Archbishops of Rabat
- Louis Lefèbvre, OFM (1955 – 1968)
- Jean Chabbert, OFM (1968 – 1982)
- Hubert Michon (1983 – 2001)
- Vincent Landel, SCI (2001 – )
See also
External links
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