Titular diocese of Irenopolis in Cilicia
Irenopolis in Cilicia ( Italian : Irenopoli di Cilicia ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged bishopric in the ancient city of the same name, which was in the Roman province of Cilicia ( southeastern Asia Minor ). The bishopric was assigned to the church province of Anazarbus .
| Titular Bishops of Irenopolis in Cilicia | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Ciurcia OFM | Vicar Apostolic of Egypt ( Egypt ) | July 27, 1866 | July 13, 1881 |
| 2 | Alfred-Jules Mélisson | Bishop emeritus of Blois ( France ) | February 9, 1925 | July 11, 1925 |
| 3 | Alexandre-Philibert Poirier | Coadjutor Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes ( France ) | December 14, 1925 | August 24, 1927 |
| 4th | Antoni Władysław Szlagowski | Auxiliary Bishop in Warsaw ( Poland ) | July 9, 1928 | November 24, 1945 |
| 5 | Allen James Babcock | Auxiliary Bishop in Detroit ( USA ) | February 15, 1947 | March 23, 1954 |
| 6th | Oscar de Oliveira | Coadjutor Bishop of Pouso Alegre ( Brazil ) | May 25, 1954 | January 31, 1959 |
| 7th | Georges Jacquot | Coadjutor Bishop of Gap (France) | May 20, 1959 | February 13, 1961 |
| 8th | Gaetano Michetti | Auxiliary Bishop in Fermo Coadjutor Bishop of Pesaro ( Italy ) |
May 31, 1961 | 4th July 1975 |