Titular diocese of Mina
Mina , also Abu Mena or Abu Mina , is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
The place in Egypt was a late antique shrine for Christian pilgrims and is located in the Mariut desert .
Titular Bishops of Mina | ||||
No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
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1 | Herman Joseph Meysing OMI | Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley ( South Africa ) | December 19, 1929 | January 11, 1951 |
2 | Joseph Mark McShea | Auxiliary Bishop in Philadelphia ( USA ) | February 8, 1951 | February 11, 1961 |
3 | Heinrich Theissing | Auxiliary Bishop in Berlin ( Germany )
Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin (Germany) |
March 13, 1963 | November 11, 1988 |
4th | Carlos Arthur Sevilla SJ | Auxiliary Bishop in San Francisco (USA) | December 6, 1988 | December 31, 1996 |
5 | John 'Oke Afareha | Auxiliary Bishop in Warri ( Nigeria ) | March 3, 1997 | March 29, 2010 |
6th | Wilfried Theising | Auxiliary Bishop in Münster ( Germany ) | May 31, 2010 |