Titular diocese of Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It had its seat in the ancient city of the same name Leptis Magna , today's city Lebda ( Arabic لبدةLabda) in Libya .
| Titular Bishops of Leptis Magna | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovico Antomelli OFM | Vicar Apostolic of Libya ( Libya ) | February 23, 1913 | March 10, 1919 |
| 2 | Monalduzio Leopardi | Auxiliary Bishop in Recanati-Loreto ( Italy ) | May 26, 1922 | December 20, 1926 |
| 3 | Jean Deley | Auxiliary Bishop in Lyon ( France ) | August 10, 1928 | August 14, 1937 |
| 4th | Alfonso Ferrandina | Auxiliary Bishop in Naples (Italy) | April 13, 1938 | February 15, 1955 |
| 5 | Hermann Josef Schäufele | Auxiliary Bishop in Freiburg ( Germany ) | April 11, 1955 | June 14, 1958 |
| 6th | Wilhelm Pluta | Auxiliary Bishop in Wroclaw ( Poland ) | 4th July 1958 | June 28, 1972 |
| 7th | John Buckley | Auxiliary Bishop of Cork and Ross ( Ireland ) | March 16, 1984 | December 19, 1997 |
| 8th |
Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio | November 10, 1998 | |