Titular diocese of Ierichus

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Ierichus ( Italian : Gerico ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church that goes back to a bishopric in Jericho ( Israel ).

Titular Bishops of Ierichus
No. Surname Office from to
1 Lothar Breidbach to Bürresheim OSB Auxiliary Bishop in Fulda ( Germany ) June 1, 1778 July 7, 1794
2 Kaspar Maximilian Droste zu Vischering Auxiliary Bishop in Münster (Germany) June 1, 1795 December 17, 1825
3 José Buenaventura Aria Bergara Vicar Apostolic of Mérida ( Venezuela ) October 2, 1826 November 21, 1831
4th Pietro Garga July 29, 1872
5 Etienne-Marie Potro June 25, 1889 August 11, 1905
6th Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi OFM
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
Coadjutor Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas ( Bolivia ) 1905 April 30, 1906
7th Graziano Génnaro OFM Coadjutor Vicar of Hankow ( Republic of China ) August 25, 1906 December 19, 1923
8th Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri MCCJ Vicar Apostolic of Khartoum ( Sudan ) November 5, 1924 January 22, 1949
9 Tarcisio Vinzenzo Benedetti OCD Auxiliary Bishop in Sabina - Poggio Mirteto ( Italy ) June 10, 1949 November 11, 1952
10 Alberto Castelli Auxiliary Bishop in Sabina - Poggio Mirteto (Italy) January 28, 1953 January 19, 1961
11 Filippo Pocci Auxiliary Bishop in Rome (Italy) July 8, 1961 December 11, 1991
12 Kamal-Hanna Bathish Auxiliary Bishop in Jerusalem (Israel) October 29, 1994

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