Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba construction of the Great Mosque, which was considerably expanded by later Muslim rulers. Córdoba returned to Christian rule in 1236 during the Reconquista, and the building was converted to a Roman Catholic church, culminating in the insertion of a Renaissance cathedral nave in the 16th century. Since the early 2000s, Spanish Muslims have lobbied the Roman Catholic Church to allow them to pray in the cathedral. This Muslim campaign has been rejected on multiple occasions, both by the church authorities in Spain and by the Vatican. It is commonly believed that the site of the Mosque-Cathedral was originally a Christian
Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau and Saint Peter (Malacca), which separated from the Diocese of Macau in 1981. The Diocese is divided in: The following schools are directly operated by the diocese: There are other Catholic schools in Macau which are operated by Catholic orders. Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau The Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau (; ) is an exempt (i.e. an immediate subject of the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province) Latin Rite diocese of the Catholic Church. Its territory encompasses Macau, a special administrative region of China. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady. Its