Titular diocese of Elephantaris in Mauretania
The diocese Elephantaris in Mauretania ( Italian diocesi di Elefantaria di Mauritania , Latin Dioecesis Elephantariensis in Mauretania ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an ancient bishopric that was in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis .
| Titular Bishops of Elephantaris in Mauretania | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herman Jan van Elswijk CSSp | Bishop emeritus of Morogoro ( Tanzania ) | December 15, 1966 | August 13, 1976 |
| 2 | Leonard Zamora Legaspi OP | Auxiliary Bishop in Manila ( Philippines ) | June 25, 1977 | October 20, 1983 |
| 3 | Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis | Auxiliary Bishop in Porto ( Portugal ) | October 29, 1988 | April 23, 1998 |
| 4th | Dominique Bulamatari | Auxiliary Bishop in Kinshasa ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ) | October 29, 1999 | November 14, 2009 |
| 5 | Angelo Moreschi SDS | Vicar Apostolic of Gambella ( Ethiopia ) | December 5, 2009 | March 25, 2020 |
| 6th | Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa | Auxiliary Bishop in Bouaké ( Ivory Coast ) | 5th May 2020 | |