Archdiocese of Rabat Archidioecesis Rabatensis Archidiocèse de Rabat | |
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Location | |
Country | Morocco |
Territory | Rabat, northern 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 | Cristóbal López Romero S.D.B. |
Vicar General | Daniel Nourissat |
Bishops emeritus | Vincent Landel, S.C.I. |
Map | |
Website | |
www.dioceserabat.org |
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The archdiocese's mother church and seat of its archbishop is St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat. Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. was appointed as the Archbishop of Rabat on December 29, 2017.
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