Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger (Dioecesis Tingitanus) 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)
 * 28 November 1630: Restored as Apostolic Prefecture of Morocco. Possibly suppressed in 1649.
 * 14 April 1908: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Morocco
 * 14 November 1956: Promoted as Archdiocese of Tanger

Ordinaries

 * 1) Nuno Álvares de Aguiar, O.S.B. † ( 1469 – 15 Jul 1491 )
 * 2) Diogo Ortiz de Villegas ( 1491 – 3 May 1500)
 * 3) João Lobo (4 May 1500 – 1508 )
 * 4) Nicolau Pedro Mendes (4 Mar 1523 – 1542 )
 * 5) Gonçalo Pinheiro (23 Nov 1542 – 27 Jun 1552 )
 * 6) Francisco Quaresma, O.F.M. (15 Dec 1557 – 1585 )
 * 7) Diogo Correia de Sousa (15 Jul 1585 – 16 Feb 1598 )
 * 8) Heitor de Valadares (11 Mar 1598 – 1600 )
 * 9) Gerónimo de Gouveia, O.F.M. (24 Jan 1601 – 1602 )
 * 10) Agostinho Ribeiro (27 Aug 1603 – 29 Jul 1613 )
 * 11) António de Aguiar (21 Oct 1613 – 1632 )
 * 12) Gonçalo da Silva (6 Sep 1632 – 16 Feb 1649 )

Vicars Apostolic of Morocco

 * 1) Francisco María Cervera y Cervera, O.F.M. (8 Apr 1908 – 26 Mar 1926 )
 * 2) José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. (17 Jul 1926 – 27 Dec 1948 )
 * 3) Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1948 – 14 Nov 1956 see below)

Archbishops of Tanger

 * 1) Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (see above 14 Nov 1956 – 17 Dec 1973 )
 * 2) Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (17 Dec 1973 – 22 May 1982 ), appointed Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Cardinal in 2003)
 * 3) José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. (2 Jul 1983 – 23 Mar 2005 )
 * 4) Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (11 Apr 2007 – 24 May 2019 )