The Archdiocese of Tangier () is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Morocco. Headquartered in Tangier, it is immediately subject to the Holy See.
History 1469: Established as Diocese of Morocco from the Diocese of Ceuta in Portugal 1570: Suppressed (combined into the Diocese of Ceuta). Additional pre- and post-1662 data is available.Martin Malcolm Elbl, "The Sunset of Portuguese Tangier (Morocco): Unpublished Damaged ‘Livros paroquiais da Sé de Tânger, 1656-Nov. 1682 (Batismos, Casamentos & Óbitos)’ as Archival Complement to Published Data," Portuguese Studies Review, 32 (1) (2024): 21-82: https://www.academia.edu/126100289/The_Sunset_of_Portuguese_Tangier_Morocco_Unpublished_Damaged_Livros_paroquiais_da_S%C3%A9_de_T%C3%A2nger_1656_Nov_1682_Batismos_Casamentos_and_%C3%93bitos_as_Archival_Complement_to_Published_Data 28 November 1630: Restored as Apostolic Prefecture of Morocco. Possibly suppressed in 1649. Additional pre- and post-1662 data is available.Martin Malcolm Elbl, "The Sunset of Portuguese Tangier (Morocco): Unpublished Damaged ‘Livros paroquiais da Sé de Tânger, 1656-Nov. 1682 (Batismos, Casamentos & Óbitos)’ as Archival Complement to Published Data," Portuguese Studies Review, 32 (1) (2024): 21-82: https://www.academia.edu/126100289/The_Sunset_of_Portuguese_Tangier_Morocco_Unpublished_Damaged_Livros_paroquiais_da_S%C3%A9_de_T%C3%A2nger_1656_Nov_1682_Batismos_Casamentos_and_%C3%93bitos_as_Archival_Complement_to_Published_Data 14 April 1908: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Morocco 14 November 1956: Promoted as Archdiocese of Tangier
Ordinaries Nuno Álvares de Aguiar, O.S.B. † ( 1469 – 15 Jul 1491) Diogo Ortiz de Villegas ( 1491 – 3 May 1500) João Lobo (4 May 1500 – 1508) Nicolau Pedro Mendes (4 Mar 1523 – 1542) Gonçalo Pinheiro (23 Nov 1542 – 27 Jun 1552 ) Francisco Quaresma, O.F.M. (15 Dec 1557 – 1585) Diogo Correia de Sousa (15 Jul 1585 – 16 Feb 1598) Heitor de Valadares (11 Mar 1598 – 1600) Gerónimo de Gouveia, O.F.M. (24 Jan 1601 – 1602) Agostinho Ribeiro (27 Aug 1603 – 29 Jul 1613) António de Aguiar (21 Oct 1613 – 1632) Gonçalo da Silva (6 Sep 1632 – 16 Feb 1649)
Vicars Apostolic of Morocco Francisco María Cervera y Cervera, O.F.M. (8 Apr 1908 – 26 Mar 1926 ) José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. (17 Jul 1926 – 27 Dec 1948 ) Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1948 – 14 Nov 1956 see below)
Archbishops of Tangier Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (see above 14 Nov 1956 – 17 Dec 1973 ) Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (17 Dec 1973 – 22 May 1982 ), appointed Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Cardinal in 2003) José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. (2 Jul 1983 – 23 Mar 2005 ) Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (11 Apr 2007 – 24 May 2019 ) Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M. (7 February 2023 – )
Archbishop emeritus Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M.
See also List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Morocco Archdiocese of Rabat
References
External links Catholic-Hierarchy