Catholic Church in Morocco

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The Catholic Church in Morocco is a small minority Christian community within the predominantly Muslim country, organized into dioceses such as the Archdiocese of Rabat and serving mainly expatriates and some local faithful.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic community
particular church
clergyComposition mostlyForeignPriests
collaboratesWith Moroccan authorities
communionWith Holy See
country Morocco
denomination Catholic Church
engagesIn MuslimChristianRelations
interreligiousDialogue
estimatedFaithful tensOfThousands
governedBy archbishop of Rabat
archbishop of Tanger
hasCathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rabat
linked to: Rabat Cathedral

Cathédrale de l’Immaculée-Conception de Tanger
hasEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Archdiocese of Rabat
Archdiocese of Tanger
linked to: Diocese of Tangier
hasMetropolitanSee Archdiocese of Rabat
hasPapalRepresentative Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco
isMinorityReligionIn Morocco
legalStatus recognized religious community
mainActivities charitableWork
education
healthcare
pastoralCareOfCatholics
mainConstituency expatriates
smallNumberOfLocalFaithful
subSaharanAfricanMigrants
majorityReligionOfCountry Islam
operates Caritas Morocco
Catholic schools
papalNunciatureLocatedIn Rabat
partOf Catholic Church in North Africa
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy Arabic
English
French
Italian
Spanish
publicProselytism restricted
region Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
religiousOrdersPresent variousCatholicReligiousCongregations
rite Latin Rite
servesPopulation diplomats
foreignWorkers
migrants
students
subjectTo Dicastery for Evangelization
Moroccan law
Pope

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat belongsTo Catholic Church in Morocco
Ecclesiastical province of Rabat partOf Roman Catholic Church in Morocco
linked to: Catholic Church in Morocco