Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See Tánger, Morocco
Archdiocese of Tánger
Tingitan(us)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Tanger is a Latin rite see in northern Morocco, raised to an archdiocese in 1956 and immediately subject to the Holy See rather than being part of an ecclesiastical province. It is led by Archbishop Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M., appointed in 2023.
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- Established
- 1956
- Catholics
- 2,500
- Priests
- 15
- Territory
- 28,000 km²
Parishes and churches
14 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral del Espíritu SantoTánger · CathedralView parish
- Immaculée-Conception et Saint-EspritAsilah · CathedralView parish
- Capilla del Hospital EspañolTetuánView parish
- Capilla del Hospital ItalianoTángerView parish
- Carmelitas DescalzasTángerView parish
- Casa RieraTángerView parish
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las VictoriasTetuánView parish
- Iglesia de San FranciscoM'diqView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la VictoriaTangersView parish
- Parroquia de San BartoloméAsilahView parish
- Parroquia de San JoséAl-HoceimaView parish
- Parroquia Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción y Santa Juana de ArcoTángerView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del PilarLaracheView parish
- Parroquia Santiago El MayorNadorView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Emilio Rocha Grande
- Born
- 8 May 1958
- Birthplace
- Madrid
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit stands in Tánger, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Morocco's Archdiocese of Tangier (Latin: Archidioecesis Tingitanus) is a Roman Catholic jurisdiction headquartered in the city of Tangier and immediately subject to the Holy See.