Titular diocese of Aezani
Aezani is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese in the ancient city of Aizanoi in the Phrygia region of Asia Minor (late ancient Roman province Phrygia Pacatiana ) in what is now western Turkey , which belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Hierapolis .
| Titular Bishops of Aezani | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pierre-André Viganò SJ (Pietro Andrea Viganò) |
Bishop Emeritus of Hyderabad ( India ) Auxiliary Bishop in Tortona ( Italy ) |
May 11, 1909 | February 13, 1921 |
| 2 | Antonio Pietro Francesco van Velsen SJ | Vicar Apostolic of Batavia ( Indonesia ) | January 21, 1924 | May 6, 1936 |
| 3 | Gregorio Modrego y Casaus | Auxiliary Bishop in Toledo ( Spain ) | June 8, 1936 | December 30, 1942 |
| 4th | Jean Gay CSSp | Coadjutor Bishop of Guadeloupe and Basse-Terre ( South Africa ) | January 13, 1943 | May 17, 1945 |
| 5 | Pedro Arnoldo Aparicio y Quintanilla SDS | Auxiliary Bishop in San Salvador ( El Salvador ) | February 22, 1946 | November 27, 1948 |
| 6th | John Evangelist McBride OFM | Vicar Apostolic of Kokstad (South Africa) | April 21, 1949 | January 11, 1951 |
| 7th | Federico Emmanuel SDB (Federico Emanuel) | Bishop emeritus of Castellammare di Stabia (Italy) | April 16, 1952 | 2nd January 1962 |
| 8th | Gaetano De Cicco | Bishop emeritus of Sessa Aurunca (Italy) | March 22, 1962 | November 14, 1962 |
| 9 | Marcello Rosina | Auxiliary Bishop in Nepi and Sutri (Italy) | January 31, 1963 | August 10, 1974 |