Marocco (see)

The Roman Catholic diocese of Marocco, also named Marrakesh (like the modern city) or Marruecos, is a historical bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see.

History

The diocese was established in 1226 on Moroccan territory split off from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo, presumably its . In 1237? it gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Fez.

On 4 April 1417 it lost territory to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ceuta, in 1500 its was suppressed.

Episcopal ordinaries

(incomplete?) - Many members of Latin congregations

Titular see

From its suppression as residential diocese in 1500, the bishopric remained a Latin titular see, which has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank, but remained vacant for over a century :

Namesake

In 1469, a diocese again called Marocco (by now synonymous with Morocco) was established, with episcopal see in Tangiers, which after suppression, restoration as Apostolic Prefecture of Marocco (again alias Marruecos) and promotion to Apostolic Vicariate of Marocco became in 1956 the present, still exempt Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanger.

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References

  1. Fita Colomé, Fidel (2012). Dos obispos de Marruecos. Linkgua digital. pp. 34–38. ISBN 9788498977516.
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