Roman Catholicism in Morocco
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Church in Morocco
is part of the worldwide 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
an expatriates, with a big majority of French
and Spanish
from colonization and post-independence, the second group is composed of Sub-Saharan immigrants, mainly students. Aside from Arabic, all of the Europeans can speak Spanish
and French
, which are also spoken by Catholic Arabs, Berbers, and Moors, and these languages are used in the celebration of Mass, in prayer meetings, and in education. There are very few converts from Islam
, the dominant religion and when they exist, they keep their faith secret. This accounts 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 archdioceses; Rabat
and Tangier
.
Rabat
Tangier
Agadir
Marrakech
Meknes
Fes
El Jadida
is divided in regions
Other
(AECAM: Aumônerie des Etudiants Catholiques au Maroc)
(Enseignement Catholique au Maroc)
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
and curia
Curia
A curia in early Roman times was a subdivision of the people, i.e. more or less a tribe, and with a metonymy it came to mean also the meeting place where the tribe discussed its affairs...
in Rome
Rome
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.
There are around 20,000 Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
s in Morocco, most of them are Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an expatriates, with a big majority of French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
from colonization and post-independence, the second group is composed of Sub-Saharan immigrants, mainly students. Aside from Arabic, all of the Europeans can speak Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, which are also spoken by Catholic Arabs, Berbers, and Moors, and these languages are used in the celebration of Mass, in prayer meetings, and in education. There are very few converts from Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, the dominant religion and when they exist, they keep their faith secret. This accounts 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 archdioceses; Rabat
Rabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
and Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
.
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
- Notre 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 RabatRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat 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.The...
is divided in regions
- Region of Rabat
- Region of Casablanca
- Region East
- Region South
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 Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Morocco
External links
- Roman Catholic Church in Morocco
- Archdiocese of Rabat
- Archdiocese of Tangier
- Moroccan Conference of Catholic Bishops
Other
(AECAM: Aumônerie des Etudiants Catholiques au Maroc)
(Enseignement Catholique au Maroc)
- Church Directory of Morocco
- Church of Saint Andrew, TangierChurch of Saint Andrew, TangierThe Church of Saint Andrew is an Anglican church in Tangier, Morocco, consecrated in 1905.-History:In 1880, Hassan I of Morocco donated land to the British community in order to build a small Anglican church in Tangier...
(Anglican Church of Morocco)