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Archdiocese of Tangier

archdiocese of the Catholic Church

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 16, 2025
Entity authorityQ1365681 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Archdiocese of Tangier (Latin: Archidioecesis 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). 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.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Archdiocese of Tangier” as archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1469, 1570, 1662, 1630—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Archdiocese, Tangier and archdiocese can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 16, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q1365681. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1469, 1570, 1662 and 1630.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Archdiocese of Tangier”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Archdiocese of Tangier primary sources, Archdiocese of Tangier archive and Archdiocese research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Archdiocese of Tangier”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Archdiocese of Tangier” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.