Titular diocese of Batnae dei Siri

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Batnae dei Siri ( Italian : Batne dei Siri ) is a titular bishopric of the Catholic Church , which is given by the Pope to titular bishops of the Syrian Catholic Church united with Rome .

It goes back to a lost bishop's seat in the ancient city of Batnae , which was in the Roman province of Mesopotamia or in late antiquity Osrhoene in Turkey .

Titular Bishops of Batnae dei Siri
No. Surname Office from to
1 Ignatius Gabriel I. Tappouni Vicar Apostolic of Mardin ( Turkey ) January 19, 1913 February 24, 1921
2 Atanasio Behnam Kalian Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch ( Lebanon ) February 26, 1921 August 6, 1929
3 Basile Pierre Charles Habra Auxiliary Bishop in Cairo ( Egypt ) July 6, 1963 December 3, 1965
4th Gregorios Elias Tabé Auxiliary Bishop in Damascus ( Syria ) June 24, 1995 May 25, 1996
5 Grégoire Pierre Abdel-Ahad Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch (Lebanon) June 29, 1996 February 20, 2001
6th Grégoire Pierre Melki Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch (Lebanon) February 25, 2002

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