Titular diocese of Concordia

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Concordia is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .

The diocese , located in the USA, was founded on August 2, 1837 from areas of the Leavenworth diocese , which was repealed on July 1, 1887 and added to the diocese of Concordia. It belonged to the ecclesiastical province of St. Louis and was 26,685 square miles. On December 23, 1944, it was replaced by the Salina diocese and in 1995 it was added to the list of titular dioceses .

Titular Bishops of Concordia
No. Surname Office from to
1 Antonio Sozzo
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
Apostolic Nuncio in Algeria , Tunisia , Costa Rica , Morocco 5th August 1995

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