Archdiocese of Tangier

• 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. • 14 April 1908: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Morocco • 14 November 1956: Promoted as Archdiocese of Tangier ==Ordinaries==

• Nuno Álvares de Aguiar, O.S.B. † ( 1469 – 15 Jul 1491) • Diogo Ortiz de Villegas ( 1491 – 3 May 1500) • João Lobo (4 May 1500 – 1508) • Nicolau Pedro Mendes (4 Mar 1523 – 1542) • Gonçalo Pinheiro (23 Nov 1542 – 27 Jun 1552 ) • Francisco Quaresma, O.F.M. (15 Dec 1557 – 1585) • Diogo Correia de Sousa (15 Jul 1585 – 16 Feb 1598) • Heitor de Valadares (11 Mar 1598 – 1600) • Gerónimo de Gouveia, O.F.M. (24 Jan 1601 – 1602) • Agostinho Ribeiro (27 Aug 1603 – 29 Jul 1613) • António de Aguiar (21 Oct 1613 – 1632) • Gonçalo da Silva (6 Sep 1632 – 16 Feb 1649) Vicars Apostolic of Morocco • Francisco María Cervera y Cervera, O.F.M. (8 Apr 1908 – 26 Mar 1926 ) • José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. (17 Jul 1926 – 27 Dec 1948 ) • Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (27 Dec 1948 – 14 Nov 1956 see below) Archbishops of Tangier • Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. (see above 14 Nov 1956 – 17 Dec 1973 ) • Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. (17 Dec 1973 – 22 May 1982 ), appointed Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Cardinal in 2003) • José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. (2 Jul 1983 – 23 Mar 2005 ) • Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. (11 Apr 2007 – 24 May 2019 ) • Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M. (7 February 2023 – ) Archbishop emeritus • Santiago Agrelo Martínez, O.F.M. == See also ==