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Archdiocese of Rabat

Archidioecesis Rabatensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth., Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 14 September 1955
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Morocco
  • Square Kilometers: 400,000 (154,500 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dioceserabat.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 1 rue Hadj Mohammed Riffai, B.P. 413 R.P., 10001 Rabat, Maroc
  • Telephone: (0537)709.239

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat
2 July 1923ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos (Area under French control) Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat (erected)
Archdiocese of Rabat
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Rabat Archdiocese of Rabat
2 May 1970Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara and Ifni {Sahara Español e Ifni} (Ifni) Archdiocese of Rabat

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat
1950360,0008,764,3004.1%601422021,78226548157ap1951
Archdiocese of Rabat
1970150,00012,430,0001.2%1038518879711241067ap1971
197860,00017,000,000.4%2954837226429850ap1981
199063,00027,000,000.2%1939581,0864818832ap1991
199922,00030,000,000.1%1334474684315440ap2000
200022,00030,000,000.1%1733504404316027ap2001
200122,00030,000,000.1%1733504404415527ap2002
200222,00027,300,000.1%2332554004315527ap2003
200321,00027,300,000.1%831395384414427ap2004
200421,00027,500,000.1%433375674514431ap2005
201025,00027,648,151.1%1219318062713528ap2011
201421,00028,860,000.1%2420444772512025ap2015
201720,00029,900,000.1%1419336062210128ap2018
202021,15030,858,500.1%161834622239518ap2021
202222,30033,088,513.1%191736619248518ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 15, Page 444, and Page 445
  • Archdiocese of Rabat
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 551

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