Titular diocese of Lysias
Lysias ( Italian : Lisiade ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese of the ancient city of Lysias in the Phrygia region of Asia Minor in what is now western Turkey . The diocese belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Sinnada .
| Titular Bishops of Lysias | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou MEP | Vicar Apostolic Coadjutor of West Tonking Vicar Apostolic of Coast Tonking ( Vietnam ) |
April 18, 1895 | December 7, 1939 |
| 2 | Vincentas Borisevičius | Auxiliary Bishop in Telšiai ( Lithuania ) | February 3, 1940 | January 21, 1944 |
| 3 | Giovanni Rizzo | Auxiliary Bishop in Palermo ( Italy ) | May 28, 1946 | January 13, 1949 |
| 4th | Luigi Pirelli | Bishop emeritus of Andria (Italy) | January 8, 1957 | August 14, 1963 |
| 5 | Federico Sargolini | Auxiliary Bishop in Camerino (Italy) | October 1, 1963 | 2nd August 1969 |
See also
Web links
- Entry in catholic-hierarchy.org (English)