Titular diocese of Limisa
Limisa is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese in the Roman province of Byzacena or Africa proconsularis in the Sahel region of today's Tunisia .
| Titular Bishops of Limisa | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Maffei | Bishop emeritus of Lacedonia ( Italy ) | June 24, 1926 | October 25, 1937 |
| 2 | Cesare Marie Guerrero | Auxiliary Bishop in Manila ( Philippines ) | December 16, 1937 | May 14, 1949 |
| 3 | Johannes Bydolek | Auxiliary Bishop in Hildesheim ( Germany ) | September 10, 1949 | October 18, 1957 |
| 4th | Victor Joseph Reed | Auxiliary Bishop in Oklahoma City-Tulsa ( USA ) | 5th December 1957 | January 21, 1958 |
| 5 | Angel Riesco Carbajo | Auxiliary Bishop in Pamplona-Tudela ( Spain ) | February 15, 1958 | 2nd July 1972 |
| 6th | Victorio Oliver Domingo | Auxiliary Bishop in Madrid (Spain) | 5th September 1972 | 20th December 1976 |
| 7th | Francisco Garmendia Ayestarán CRL | Auxiliary Bishop in New York (USA) | May 24, 1977 | November 16, 2005 |
| 8th | John Bura | Auxiliary Bishop of the Philadelphia Archeparchy Apostolic Administrator of the Saint Josaphat Eparchy in Parma (USA) |
January 3, 2006 | |
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)