Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat
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Archdiocese of Rabat Archidioecesis Rabatensis Archidiocèse de Rabat |
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| Location | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Territory | Rabat, southern Morocco |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 28,860,000 21,000 (.1%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 September 1955 |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Vincent Landel, SCI |
| Vicar General | Daniel Nourissat |
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| Website | |
| www.dioceserabat.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat (Latin: Archidioecesis Rabatensis) 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 archdiocese's mother church and seat of its archbishop is St. Peter's. Vincent Landel, SCI was appointed Archbishop of Rabat on May 5, 2001.
Coordinates: 34°02′00″N 6°50′00″W / 34.0333°N 6.8333°W
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