Titular diocese of Gigthi
The Diocese of Gigthi ( Latin Dioecesis Gigthensis , Italian diocesi di Gigti ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged diocese of the ancient city of Gigthis in North Africa in what is now Tunisia.
| Titular Bishops of Gigthi | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle TOR | Prelate of Borba ( Brazil ) | March 23, 1966 | May 26, 1978 |
| 2 | Alphonse-Marie Runiga Musanganya | Auxiliary Bishop in Kisangani ( Zaïre ) | May 3rd 1979 | 4th September 1980 |
| 3 | John Moore SMA | Vicar Apostolic of Bauchi ( Nigeria ) | 5th July 1996 | December 31, 2003 |
| 4th | Marcel Madila Basanguka | Auxiliary Bishop in Kananga (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | February 27, 2004 | December 9, 2006 |
| 5 | Anthony Francis Sharma SJ | Vicar Apostolic of Nepal ( Nepal ) | February 10, 2007 | December 8, 2015 |
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)