Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunis
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The Archdiocese of Tunis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded on 10 November 1884 under the name "Archdiocese of Carthage", with territory corresponding to that of the then French protectorate of Tunisia. On 9 July 1964, it became a territorial prelature under the ecclesiastical title of Prelature of Tunis. It was made a diocese, keeping the name of Tunis, on 31 May 1995, and raised to the rank of archdiocese on 22 May 2010.[2]
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This article is about the archdiocese established in 1884. For its predecessor, see Archdiocese of Carthage.
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Archdiocese of Tunis Latin: Archidioecesis Tunetanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Tunisia |
Statistics | |
Area | 62,632 sq mi (162,220 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 11,568,760 (2020)[1] 30,440 (2020)[1] (0.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St Vincent de Paul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop elect | Nicolas Lhernould |
Bishops emeritus | Ilario Antoniazzi |
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The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is the cathedral of the archdiocese of Tunis.