Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat

Archdiocese of Rabat
Archidioecesis Rabatensis
Archidiocèse de Rabat
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
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Vincent Landel, SCI
Vicar General Daniel Nourissat
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.

St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat

The archdiocese's mother church and 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

  1. Victor Colombanus Dreyer, OFM Cap. (1923 – 1927)
  2. Henri Vielle, OFM (1927 – 1946)
  3. Louis Lefèbvre, OFM (1947 – 1955)

Archbishops of Rabat

  1. Louis Lefèbvre, OFM (1955 – 1968)
  2. Jean Chabbert, OFM (1968 – 1982)
  3. Hubert Michon (1983 – 2001)
  4. Vincent Landel, SCI (2001 – )

See also

Coordinates: 34°02′00″N 6°50′00″W / 34.0333°N 6.8333°W / 34.0333; -6.8333


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