Roman Catholicism in Morocco 4747467 218394423 2008-06-10T13:28:03Z Naraht 230475 spelling {{Expand|date=April 2007}} <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Notre_Dame_de_Lourdes_Casablanca_Morocco.jpg|thumb|right|Notre Dame de Lourdes, [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]]] --> <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Notre_Dame_de_Lourdes_Casablanca_Morocco1.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Notre Dame de Lourdes, [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] {{speedy-image-c|2006-06-06}}]] --> <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Saint_Pierre_Cathedral_Rabat_Morocco.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Saint Pierre Cathedrale, [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]] {{speedy-image-c|2006-06-06}}]] --> The '''Roman Catholic Church in [[Morocco]]''' is part of the worldwide [[Roman Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]] and [[curia]] in [[Rome]]. There are around 20,000 [[Catholic]]s in Morocco most of them are [[Europe|European]] expatriates, with a big majority of [[France|French]] and [[Spain|Spanish]], the second group is composed of [[sub sahara|sub saharan]] immigrants, mainly students. There are very few converts from [[Islam]] the dominant religion and when they exist, they keep their faith secret. This counts for only about two-thirds of one tenth of a percent of the overall population of over 31,000,000. The country is divided into two [[archdiocese]]s; [[Rabat]] and [[Tangier]]. == Cathedrals and Churches == '''Casablanca''' *Notre Dame de Lourdes Cathedral *Church of Anfa-Maarif *Church of Carmel Saint Joseph *Church of Christ Roi *Church of Saint Francois d'Assise *Sacré Coeur Cathedral (not Use) *Church of Saint Jacques '''Rabat''' *Saint Pierre Cathedral *Church of Saint Pie X *Church of Saint Francois d'Assise *Notee Dame de La Paix '''Tangier''' *Holy Spirit (Parroquia del Espiritu Santo) *Notre Dame de l'Assomption '''Agadir''' *Church of Saint Anne '''Marrakech''' *Church of Saints Martyrs '''Meknes''' *Notre Dame des Olivers '''Fes''' *Church of Saint Francois d'Assise '''El Jadida''' *Church of Saint Bernard == Archdiocese of Rabat == The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat]] is divided in regions *Region of Rabat *Region of Casablanca *Region East *Region South == Archdiocese of Tangier == {{Expand-section|date=December 2007}} ==Chronology of Catholic Dioceses== *0040-0100 Toledo - Spain (Tamazgha, Morocco) *0300-0400 Toledo (Metr.) - Spain (Tamazgha, Morocco) *1226 Fez (established from Toledo) - Morocco *1234 Marrakech (in part continuation of the Fez diocese) - Morocco *1417 Ceuta (detached from Marrakech) - (Portuguese Morocco) Spain *1469 Tanger / Tangier (detached from Ceuta, and from Marrakech) - Morocco *1487 Safim (detached from Marrakech before 1487) - (Portuguese Morocco) Morocco *1542 Safim (incorporated in Tanger) - (Portuguese Morocco) Morocco *1566 Marrakech (suppressed) - Morocco *1570 Tanger (suppressed) - (Portuguese Morocco) Morocco *1630 Marocco / Marueccos (AP, See in Tanger) - (State of Fez, State of Morocco) *1645 Ceuta (vacant) - Spain (for further history: see Spain) *1908 Marocco / Marueccos (AV) - (Spanish Morocco, French Morocco) Morocco *1923 Rabat (AV, detached from Marocco) - (French Morocco) Morocco *1955 Rabat (AD) - Morocco *1956 Tanger (AD, and new name, previously Marocco) - Morocco *Reference [http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/morocco.htm Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Morocco] == External links == *[http://www.dioceserabat.org Roman Catholic Church in Morocco] *[http://www.dioceserabat.org Archdiocese of Rabat] * Archdiocese of Tangier * Moroccan Conference of Catholic Bishops '''Other''' *[http://www.aecam.ift.fr/ Catholic Campus Ministry in Morocco] (AECAM: Aumônerie des Etudiants Catholiques au Maroc) *[http://www.sg-ecam.org/ Catholic Teaching in Morocco : Catholic Schools] (Enseignement Catholique au Maroc) *[http://www.freewebs.com/eglisemaroc/ Church Directory of Morocco] *{{CathEncy|wstitle=Morocco}} * [[Church of Saint Andrew, Tangier]] (Anglican Church of Morocco) {{Africa in topic|Roman Catholicism in}} {{Morocco-stub}} {{RC-country-stub}} [[Category:Christianity in Morocco]] [[Category:Roman Catholic Church by country|Morocco]] [[Category:Roman Catholic Church in Africa|Morocco]] [[fr:Catholicisme au Maroc]] [[it:Chiesa cattolica in Marocco]]