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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Tangier
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger () 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 (combined into the Diocese of Ceuta). 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 Additional pre- and post-1662 data is available.Martin Malcolm Elbl, "The Sunset of Portuguese Tangier (Morocco): Unpublished Damaged ‘Livros paroquiais da Sé de Tânger, 1656-Nov. 1682 (Batismos, Casamentos & Óbitos)’ as Archival Complement to Published Data," Portuguese Studies Review, 32 (1) (2024): 21-82: https://www.academia.edu/126100289/The_Sunset_of_Portuguese_Tangier_Morocco_Unpublished_Damaged_Livros_paroquiais_da_S%C3%A9_de_T%C3%A2nger_1656_Nov_1682_Batismos_Casamentos_and_%C3%93bitos_as_Archival_Complement_to_Published_Data * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Cathedral Of Tangier
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Tangier, whose full name is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit, also known as the Spanish Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tangier, Morocco. Background The Franciscans had a longstanding presence in Morocco, in line with their early tradition of engagement with the Muslim world going back to the famed encounter between Francis of Assisi and Sultan Al-Kamil at Damietta in 1219. For a long time, the only Catholic place of worship in all of Morocco was a Franciscan chapel on the side of the Spanish consulate building near the Petit Socco of Tangier. From the 1860s onward, Father developed the Franciscan presence in Tangier, including the building of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the medina in 1880–1881. In 1882, Lerchundi purchased property outside of the medina, in what was still countryside at the time, with the project of establishing a large Franciscan convent. Lerchundi start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |