Titular diocese of Mina

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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
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

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