Titular bishopric of Azotus
Azotus ( Italian : Azoto ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
The name goes back to the Greek name for the city of Ashdod (Greek Αζωτος). The ancient bishop's seat was in the Roman province of Palestina Prima and belonged to the church province of Caesarea Maritima .
| Titular Bishops of Azotus | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes de Monte | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | September 4, 1419 | December 17, 1442 |
| 2 |
Hubert Yffz OPraem (Hubert Yffz de Rommersdorf) |
Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | May 11, 1450 | February 5, 1483 |
| 3 | John of Eindhoven CRSA | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | February 27, 1483 | October 5, 1509 |
| 4th | Johannes Enen | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | November 13, 1517 | July 31, 1519 |
| 5 | Nicolaus rails | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | October 29, 1519 | August 21, 1556 |
| 6th | Gregor Virneburg | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | December 20, 1557 | June 30, 1578 |
| 7th | Peter Binsfeld | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | February 12, 1580 | November 24, 1598 |
| 8th | Gregor Helfenstein | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | October 29, 1599 | October 21, 1632 |
| 9 | Otto Johann Theodor von Senheim OP | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | July 26, 1633 | November 11, 1662 |
| 10 | Johannes Holler | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier (Kurtrier) | August 27, 1663 | January 20, 1671 |
| 11 | Giorgio Trivulzio CRSP | Auxiliary Bishop in Esztergom ( Habsburg Monarchy ) | November 7, 1678 | 1689 |
| 12 | Antonio Maria Ghislieri | July 6, 1729 | ||
| 13 | Giovanni Battista Lambruschini | Coadjutor Bishop of Genoa ( Ligurian Republic / French Empire ) | August 11, 1800 | August 3, 1807 |
| 14th | Antonio Rodrigues de Aguiar | Prelate of Goiás ( United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves ) | March 15, 1815 | October 3, 1818 |
| 15th |
Franz de Paula Pistek (Franz de Paula Pisztek) |
Auxiliary Bishop in Prague ( Austrian Empire ) | September 27, 1824 | February 24, 1832 |
| 16 | Rafael Barišić OFM |
Apostolic Vicar of Bosnia (1832–1846) in Herzegovina (1846–1853) ( Ottoman Empire ) |
March 24, 1832 | August 14, 1863 |
| 17th | Ferdinand-Aimé-Joseph-Augustin Dupond MEP | Vicar Apostolic of East Siam ( Thailand ) | September 9, 1864 | December 11, 1872 |
| 18th | Franz Bernert | Apostolic Vicar in the Saxon Hereditary Lands , Apostolic Prefect of Upper Lusatia ( German Empire ) | January 28, 1876 | March 18, 1890 |
| 19th | Augustine Gockel | Auxiliary Bishop in Paderborn (German Empire) | May 2, 1890 | May 11, 1912 |
| 20th | John Joseph McCort | June 28, 1912 - January 27, 1920 Auxiliary Bishop in Philadelphia January 27, 1920 - October 22, 1920 Coadjutor Bishop of Altoona ( USA ) |
June 28, 1912 | October 22, 1920 |
| 21st |
Égide de Bœck CICM (Egide de Boeck) |
Apostolic Vicar of Nouvelle-Anvers / Lisala ( Belgian Congo ) | March 10, 1921 | December 20, 1944 |
| 22nd | Thomas Tharayil | Coadjutor Bishop of Kottayam ( British India / India ) | June 9, 1945 | January 8, 1951 |