Titular diocese of Metropolis in Asia
Metropolis in Asia ( Italian : Metropoli di Asia ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of Metropolis in Ionia (today western Turkey ). He belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Ephesus .
| Titular Bishops of Metropolis in Asia | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph-Claude Excoffier MEP | Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Yunnan ( Republic of China ) | March 30, 1895 | May 3, 1923 |
| 2 | Jean-Marie Jan | Coadjutor Bishop in Cap-Haïtien ( Haiti ) | January 15, 1924 | February 4, 1929 |
| 3 | Cyrill Rudolph Jarre OFM | Vicar Apostolic of Tsinan (China) | May 18, 1929 | April 11, 1946 |
| 4th | Jan Van Cauwelaert CICM | Vicar Apostolic of Inongo ( Belgian Congo ) | January 6, 1954 | November 10, 1959 |
| 5 | Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies | Coadjutor Bishop in Aire and Dax ( France ) | January 16, 1961 | March 25, 1963 |
| 6th | Juan de Dios Lopez de Victoria | Auxiliary Bishop in San Juan de Puerto Rico ( Puerto Rico ) | August 1, 1963 | August 29, 1992 |
See also
Web links
- Entry in catholic-hierarchy.org (English)