Titular diocese of Elusa
Elusa is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged diocese of the ancient city of Elusa in the Negev in today's Israel, which belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Petra .
| Titular Bishops of Elusa | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco de Vico | Auxiliary in Ostia-Velletri ( Kirchenstaat ) | March 30, 1723 | January 15, 1735 |
| 2 | Ludovico Benzoni OCarm | July 22, 1738 | ||
| 3 | Michał Chomiński | Auxiliary Bishop in Žemaitija (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź) ( Lithuania ) | August 5, 1765 | July 16, 1803 |
| 4th | Geraldo Maciioti | Auxiliary Bishop in Ostia-Velletri ( Italy ) | March 23, 1807 | 1837 |
| 5 | Jan Chryzostom Janiszewski | Auxiliary Bishop in Gnesen-Posen ( Poland ) | June 26, 1871 | October 11, 1891 |
| 6th | Johannes Olav Fallize | Vicar Apostolic of Norway and Svalbard ( Norway ) | March 11, 1892 | October 19, 1922 |
| 7th | Josef Schinzel | Auxiliary Bishop in Olomouc ( Bohemia ) | November 14, 1922 | July 28, 1944 |
| 8th | José Souto Vizoso | Auxiliary Bishop in Santiago de Compostela ( Spain ) | February 3, 1945 | July 11, 1949 |
| 9 | Jesús Enciso Viana | Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo ( Spain ) | October 12, 1949 | February 2, 1950 |
| 10 | Emiel-Jozef De Smedt | Auxiliary Bishop in Mechelen ( Belgium ) | May 16, 1950 | July 31, 1952 |
| 11 | Joseph Basil Roper | Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba ( Australia ) | October 14, 1952 | July 28, 1964 |