Titular diocese of Bethsaida
The diocese Bethsaida ( Italian diocesi di Betsaida , Latin Dioecesis Bethsaidensis ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged bishopric in the ancient city of the same name , which was in the Roman province of Palestine secunda north of the Sea of Galilee . The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Scythopolis .
| Titular Bishops of Bethseida | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe de Fusco | February 7, 1729 | ||
| 2 | Klemens August Maria von Merle | Auxiliary Bishop in Cologne ( Germany ) | July 24, 1797 | January 4, 1810 |
| 3 | Daniel Eliasz Ostrowski | Auxiliary Bishop in Gnesen ( Poland ) | December 18, 1815 | September 4, 1831 |
| 4th | Giuseppe Antonio Borghi OFMCap | Vicar Apostolic in Tibet | August 14, 1838 | November 5, 1849 |
| 5 | Raffaele Carbonelli | Confessor of the Royal Family of Naples ( Italy ) | May 20, 1850 | November 21, 1865 |
| 6th | Samuel Augustinus Scheehy OSB | Auxiliary Bishop in Sydney ( Australia ) | November 23, 1866 | |
| 7th |
Antonio Aires de Gouveia (Antonio Ayres de Gouvea) |
November 6, 1884 | November 14, 1904 | |
| 8th | Antônio Xisto Albano | Bishop emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão ( Brazil ) | December 14, 1905 | February 22, 1917 |
| 9 | Karel Boromejský Kašpar | Auxiliary Bishop in Königgrätz ( Czech Republic ) | March 8, 1920 | June 13, 1921 |