Roman Catholicism in Morocco
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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 ==
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==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]
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* [[Church of Saint Andrew, Tangier]] (Anglican Church of Morocco)
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