Archdiocese of Tangier
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. Additional pre- and post-1662 data is available.
- 28 November 1630: Restored as Apostolic Prefecture of Morocco. Possibly suppressed in 1649. Additional pre- and post-1662 data is available.
- 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. †
- Diogo Ortiz de Villegas
- João Lobo
- Nicolau Pedro Mendes
- Gonçalo Pinheiro
- Francisco Quaresma, O.F.M.
- Diogo Correia de Sousa
- Heitor de Valadares
- Gerónimo de Gouveia, O.F.M.
- Agostinho Ribeiro
- António de Aguiar
- Gonçalo da Silva
Vicars Apostolic of Morocco
- Francisco María Cervera y Cervera, O.F.M.
- José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M.
- Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M.
Archbishops of Tangier
- Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M.
- Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M., appointed Archbishop of Sevilla, Spain
- José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M.
- Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M.
- Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M.