Titular diocese of Italica
The diocese of Italica ( ital. Diocesi di Italica , lat. Dioecesis Italicensis ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of Italica , which was in the Roman province of Baetica . The bishopric was part of the ecclesiastical province of Seville .
| Titular Bishops of Italica | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Fernández Flores | Auxiliary Bishop in San Antonio ( USA ) | March 9, 1970 | April 4th 1978 |
| 2 | James Robert Hoffman | Auxiliary Bishop in Toledo (USA) | April 18, 1978 | December 16, 1980 |
| 3 |
Gaetano Bonicelli Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Bishop of the Military Ordinary ( Italy ) | October 28, 1981 | November 14, 1989 |
| 4th |
José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Bishop of the Military Ordinary ( Spain ) | November 18, 1989 | March 7, 1998 |
| 5 | José Luis Azuaje Ayala | Auxiliary Bishop in Barquisimeto ( Venezuela ) | March 18, 1999 | July 15, 2006 |
| 6th |
Miguel Maury Buendía Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan | May 19, 2008 | |