Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Missions History of missions

Rio de Oro

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Also known as: Spanish Sahara; Italian: Sahara spagnolo

RIO DE ORO. - Also called Spanish Sahara, in southern Morocco, with an area of 2,500 sq km and 35,000 inhabitants.

The Spanish garrison and the penal colony depend ecclesiastically on the jurisdiction of the Spanish Military Ordinary. Ecclesiastical jurisdiction has been assigned to the bishop of the Canaries, who sends a priest there periodically for religious assistance. One cannot, therefore, speak of a true mission.

Giovanni Rommerskirchen

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By Giovanni Rommerskirchen

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), coll. 947–948.

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Rommerskirchen, Giovanni. “Rio de Oro.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, coll. 947–948. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/rio-de-oro.

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Rommerskirchen, Giovanni. “Rio de Oro.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, coll. 947–948. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/rio-de-oro.

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@incollection{ec10_rio_de_oro,
  author    = {Rommerskirchen, Giovanni},
  title     = {Rio de Oro},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {947--948},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/rio-de-oro}
}

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