Titular diocese of Caesarea in Bithynia
Caesarea in Bithynia ( Italian : Cesarea di Bitinia ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese of the ancient city of Caesarea in the Asian Minor region of Bithynia in today's Turkey, which belonged to the church province of Nicomedia .
| Titular Bishops of Caesarea in Bithynia | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Peruzzi | Auxiliary Bishop in Bologna ( Papal States ) | November 5, 1572 | April 3, 1581 |
| 2 | Claude de Saint-Bonnet de Thoiras | Coadjutor Bishop of Nîmes ( France ) | October 25, 1621 | September 12, 1625 |
| 3 | Charles de Bourbon | Coadjutor Bishop of Soissons (France) | December 16, 1652 | October 28, 1656 |
| 4th | Bonaventure Rousseau | Auxiliary Bishop in Verdun (France) | May 6, 1658 | |
| 5 | Alfonso Aguado OSB | Auxiliary Bishop in Ávila ( Kingdom of Spain ) | February 22, 1672 | 1680 |
| 6th | Karl Emanuel Sardagna von Hohenstein | Emeritus Bishop of Cremona ( Austrian Empire ) | February 21, 1839 | January 12, 1840 |
| 7th | Anthony Jeremiah Pesce CP | Vicar Apostolic of Dodoma ( Tanganyika ) | May 10, 1951 | March 25, 1953 |
| 8th | Giovanni Sismondo | Bishop emeritus of Pontremoli ( Italy ) | September 30, 1954 | 1955 |
| 9 | Secondo Chiocca | Auxiliary Bishop in Genoa (Italy) | April 15, 1955 | 5th January 1982 |
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)