Titular diocese of Callinicum dei Maroniti

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Callinicum dei Maroniti ( Italian : Callinico dei Maroniti ) was a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .

It has been a titular diocese of the Maronite Church since 1962 and has its ancient origins in the Roman province of Osrhoene , on the border between Syria and Turkey .

Titular Bishops of Callinicum dei Maroniti
No. Surname Office from to
1 Zef Gjonali (Joseph Gionali) Abbot of the Territorial Abbey of Orosh ( Albania ) November 21, 1921 June 13, 1928
2 Barnabé Piedrabuena Bishop emeritus of Tucumán ( Argentina ) December 17, 1928 June 11, 1942
3 Tomás Aspe OFM Bishop emeritus of Cochabamba ( Bolivia ) November 21, 1942 January 22, 1962
4th Francis Mansour Zayek Auxiliary Bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ) May 30, 1962 November 29, 1971
5 John George Chedid Auxiliary Bishop in Saint Maron in Brooklyn ( USA ) October 13, 1980 February 19, 1994
6th Samir Mazloum Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch ( Lebanon ) November 11, 1996

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