Titular diocese of Lesina
Lesina is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier bishopric in the city of Lesina , which is located in the Italian region of Apulia . The diocese existed from the 13th century to 1818 and belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Benevento .
| Titular Bishops of Lesina | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Mary Marling CPPS | Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City ( USA ) | 2nd July 1969 | January 16, 1976 |
| 2 | Emilio Bianchi di Carcano | Auxiliary Bishop in Azul ( Argentina ) | February 24, 1976 | April 14, 1982 |
| 3 | João d'Avila Moreira Lima | Auxiliary Bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | June 21, 1982 | September 30, 2011 |
| 4th | Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva | Auxiliary Bishop in Colombo ( Sri Lanka ) | November 28, 2011 | |