Titular diocese of Casius

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Coordinates: 31 ° 13 '  N , 33 ° 5'  O Casius ( ital. : Casio ) is a Titularbistum the Catholic Church .

The former diocese belonged to the city of the same name Casius in Lower Egypt near Pelusium , near today's Ras Qasrun. The diocese belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Pelusium.

Titular Bishops of Casius
No. Surname Office from to
1 Juan Antonio Pérez Arellano Auxiliary Bishop in Toledo ( Spain ) February 23, 1739 March 16, 1756
2 Ignacy Giedroyć Coadjutor Bishop of Žemaitija ( Russian Empire ) May 24, 1824 1829
3 Guglielmo Massaia OFMCap Apostolic Vicar of Galla ( Empire of Abyssinia ) May 12, 1846 August 2, 1881
4th Gaudenzio Bonfigli OFM Auxiliary Bishop in Aleppo ( Ottoman Empire ) August 19, 1881 August 19, 1890
5 André-Etienne-Athanase Hermel SSCC Vicar Apostolic Coadjutor, Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti ( French Polynesia ) May 15, 1905 February 20, 1932
6th Augustine Philipp Baumann Auxiliary Bishop in Paderborn ( Germany ) October 28, 1932 February 20, 1953
7th Félix Scalais CICM Vicar Apostolic of Léopoldville ( Belgian Congo ) June 29, 1953 November 10, 1959
8th Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage Auxiliary Bishop in Mwanza ( Tanganyika / Tanzania ) December 19, 1959 January 15, 1966

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