Catholic Church
in
Kingdom of Morocco (Morocco)
Catholic ChurchinKingdom of Morocco (Morocco) | |
Also known as: Marokko (Deutsch), Marruecos (español), le Maroc (français), Marocco (Italiano), Maroko (polski), Marrocos (Português), 摩洛哥 (正體中文), モロッコ (日本語), Marocum (latine)
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Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Morocco
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale Régionale du Nord de l’Afrique (C.E.R.N.A.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total)
BishopsSaints: 14 Saints, 1 Blessed
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Rabat
Area: 446,300 km²
Population: 33,986,655
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Western Sahara 
, ↖ Portugal 
, ↑ Gibraltar 
, ↑ Spain 
, → Algeria 
Religions: Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 6,000
Languages: Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)
Ethnic Groups: Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%
Motto: Allāh, al Waṭan, al Malik (Arabic) (God, Homeland, King)
Area: 446,550 km²
Catholic Population: 25,000 Catholics (0.1% of 36,313,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 26 parishes
Clergy: 4 bishops (1 diocesan, 3 titular), 51 priests (19 diocesan, 32 religious)
Non-Clergy: 147 religious (11 brothers, 136 sisters), 5 members of secular institutes (sisters), 1 major seminarian, 7 missionaries, 83 catechists
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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