Titular bishopric Meta
Meta is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
The city, located in North Africa , was an old Roman bishopric that went down in the 7th century with the Islamic expansion . It was in the Roman province of Numidia .
Titular Bishops of Meta | ||||
No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
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1 | Franjo Kuharić | Auxiliary Bishop in Zagreb ( Croatia ) | February 15, 1964 | June 16, 1970 |
2 | Leo Ferdinand Dworschak | Bishop emeritus of Fargo ( USA ) | September 8, 1970 | January 13, 1971 |
3 | Raymond Alphonse Lucker | Auxiliary Bishop in Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) | April 5, 1984 | April 21, 1998 |
4th | Antonio Buenafe SVD | Auxiliary Bishop in Caceres ( Philippines ) | February 9, 1976 | May 7, 1976 |
5 | Antonio María Javierre Ortas | Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education | May 20, 1976 | June 28, 1988 |
6th |
Audrys Bačkis Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio ( Lithuania ) | 5th August 1988 | December 24, 1991 |
7th |
Diego Causero Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio ( Italy ) | December 15, 1992 | February 24, 2001 |
8th | Martin John Amos | Auxiliary Bishop in Cleveland (USA) | April 3, 2001 | October 12, 2006 |
9 | Gianfranco Girotti OFM Conv | Curia Bishop | November 15, 2006 |