Titular diocese of Choma
Choma ( Italian : Coma ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged diocese of the ancient city of Choma in the Lycia region of Asia Minor in the southwest of present-day Turkey, which belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Myra .
| Titular Bishops of Choma | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Bianchi PIME | Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong ( British Crown Colony ) | April 21, 1949 | 3rd September 1951 |
| 2 | Luigi Carlo Borromeo | Auxiliary Bishop in Lodi ( Italy ) | November 4th 1951 | December 28, 1952 |
| 3 | John Baptist Sye Bong-Kil | Vicar Apostolic of Taiku ( Korea ) | 3rd July 1955 | March 10, 1962 |
| 4th | Joseph Arthur Costello | Auxiliary Bishop in Newark ( USA ) | 17th November 1962 | September 22, 1978 |
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)