Titular diocese of Araxa
The diocese of Araxa ( Italian diocesi di Arassa , Latin Dioecesis Araxensis ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishop's seat in the ancient city of the same name , which was in the Roman province of Lycia . The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Myra .
| Titular Bishops of Araxa | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Morel CICM | Vicar Apostolic of Suiyüan ( Republic of China ) | March 21, 1938 | April 11, 1946 |
| 2 | Jean-Baptiste Victor Fauret CSSp | Vicar Apostolic of Pointe-Noire ( French Congo ) | February 13, 1947 | September 14, 1955 |
| 3 | Philip Joseph Furlong | Auxiliary Bishop in the US Military Ordinary ( USA ) | 3rd December 1955 | April 13, 1989 |