Titular diocese of Sebaste in Palestine
Sebaste in Palestine is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
Sebaste is another name of the ancient city of Samaria ( Hebrew שומרון/ Shomron ), which has existed since about 876 BC. Was the capital of the Kingdom of Israel . It is located in central Palestine , not far from the modern city of Nablus , the ancient Shechem , on a hill about 90 m high.
| Titular Bishops of Sebaste in Palestine | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everhard von Westerheim OP | Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Cologne | January 26, 1362 | December 5, 1392 |
| 2 | Nicola Terzago | Auxiliary Bishop in Ostia ( Italy ) | January 24, 1718 | January 29, 1725 |
| 3 | Antonio Maria Santoro OM | Auxiliary Bishop in Sabina (Italy) | March 21, 1725 | June 9, 1732 |
| 4th | Eustachio Entreri OM | Auxiliary Bishop in Sabina (Italy) | July 21, 1732 | March 3, 1738 |
| 5 | Deodato Baiardi | Auxiliary Bishop in Sabina (Italy) | March 3, 1738 | December 18, 1747 |
| 6th | Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske | Auxiliary Bishop in Olomouc ( Moravia ) | September 11, 1769 | December 15, 1777 |
| 7th | August Franz von Strauss | Auxiliary Bishop in Mainz ( Germany ) | June 1, 1778 | September 1782 |
| 8th | Giovanni Baptista Santonini | July 18, 1783 | June 27, 1785 | |
| 9 | Domenico de Jorio | December 19, 1785 | ||
| 10 | Karl Adalbert von Beyer OPraem | Auxiliary Bishop in Cologne (Germany) | July 30, 1826 | April 21, 1842 |
| 11 | James Sharples | Vicar Coadjutor Apostolic of Lancashire District ( United Kingdom ) | August 11, 1843 | August 11, 1850 |
| 12 | Marie-Jean-François Allard OMI | Vicar Apostolic of Natal ( South Africa ) | January 31, 1851 | June 23, 1874 |
| 13 | Giacomo Corna-Pellegrini | Coadjutor Bishop of Brescia (Italy) | March 31, 1875 | December 1, 1883 |
| 14th | Alessio Maria Biffoli | Coadjutor Bishop of Fossombrone (Italy) | March 24, 1884 | April 13, 1884 |
| 15th | Basilio Leto | Bishop emeritus of Biella (Italy) | January 15, 1886 | February 15, 1896 |
| 16 | Gaspare Bova | Auxiliary Bishop in Palermo (Italy) | October 10, 1896 | August 19, 1920 |
| 17th | Patrick Joseph James Keane | Auxiliary Bishop in Sacramento ( USA ) | September 10, 1920 | March 17, 1922 |
| 18th | Antonio Lippolis | Auxiliary Bishop in Ugento (Italy) | October 22, 1924 | December 23, 1924 |
| 19th | Alessandro de Giorgi | August 13, 1926 | November 27, 1935 | |
| 20th | Nicola Jezzoni | Bishop emeritus of Valva and Sulmona (Italy) | July 18, 1936 | May 2, 1938 |
| 21st | Francesco Maria Berti OFM Conv | Bishop emeritus of Amelia (Italy) | July 1, 1938 | February 22, 1944 |
| 22nd | Francesco Bottino | Auxiliary Bishop in Turin (Italy) | December 13, 1947 | March 20, 1973 |
| 22nd | Guerino Dominique Picchi OFM | Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo ( Syria ) | June 20, 1980 | July 19, 1997 |