Titular diocese of Assus
Assus ( Italian : Asso ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of Assos , which was in the Roman province of Asia (today western Turkey ). The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Ephesus .
Titular Bishops of Assus | ||||
No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
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1 | John Patrick Barrett | Auxiliary Bishop in Birmingham ( United Kingdom ) | December 23, 1926 | June 7, 1929 |
2 | Jean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud MEP | Vicar Apostolic of Pakhoi ( Republic of China ) | December 16, 1929 | January 19, 1943 |
3 | Ángel Turrado Moreno OFMCap | Vicar Apostolic of Machiques ( Venezuela ) | September 4, 1944 | May 8, 1961 |
4th | Zygfryd Wincenty Kowalski | Auxiliary Bishop in Chelmno ( Poland ) | February 27, 1962 | October 9, 1995 |