Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat

Archdiocese of Rabat

Archidioecesis Rabatensis

Archidiocèse de Rabat
Location
CountryMorocco
TerritoryRabat, northern Morocco
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
28,860,000
21,000 (.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 September 1955
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopCristóbal López Romero S.D.B.
Vicar GeneralDaniel Nourissat
Bishops emeritusVincent Landel, S.C.I.
Map
Website
www.dioceserabat.org

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.

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.