Titular diocese of Lunda
The diocese of Lunda ( Latin Dioecesis Lundensis ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of the same name, which in late antiquity was politically part of the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana (today western Turkey ). The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Laodicea .
| Titular Bishops of Lunda | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Francis Norton | Coadjutor Bishop of Bathurst ( Australia ) | March 8, 1926 | April 9, 1928 |
| 2 | Martin Meulenberg SMM |
Apostolic Prefect of Iceland Vicar Apostolic of Iceland ( Denmark ) |
May 30, 1929 | June 28, 1929 |
| 3 | Joseph Henry Albers | Auxiliary Bishop in Cincinnati ( USA ) | December 16, 1929 | 4th August 1937 |
| 4th | George John Rehring | Auxiliary Bishop in Cincinnati (USA) | August 6, 1937 | July 16, 1950 |
| 5 | Luís António Palha Teixeira OP | Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia ( Brazil ) | February 20, 1951 | August 21, 1981 |
See also
Web links
- Entry in catholic-hierarchy.org (English)