Titular diocese of Mela
Mela is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a former bishopric in the ancient city of the same name in the Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus or in late antiquity Bithynia in Asia Minor (today Turkey ). It belonged to the Ecclesiastical Province of Nicaea .
| Titular Bishops of Mela | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Leo Leech | Auxiliary Bishop in Harrisburg ( USA ) | July 6, 1935 | December 19, 1935 |
| 2 | Francis Joseph Monaghan | Coadjutor Bishop in Ogdensburg (USA) | April 17, 1936 | March 20, 1939 |
| 3 | Richard Cushing | Auxiliary Bishop in Boston (USA) | June 10, 1939 | September 25, 1944 |
| 4th | Stanislaus Vincent Bona | Coadjutor Bishop in Green Bay (USA) | December 2, 1944 | March 3, 1945 |
| 5 | Lucjan Bernacki | Auxiliary Bishop in Gniezno ( Poland ) | September 4, 1946 | September 28, 1975 |
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)