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 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.