Titular diocese of Natchesium
Titular diocese Natchez is a Roman Catholic titular diocese and is called Natchesium in Latin .
The diocese , located in the USA, was founded on July 28, 1837 from the area of the Vicariate Apostolic Mississippi. It belonged to the ecclesiastical province of New Orleans and was 46,340 square miles in size. On December 18, 1956, it was replaced by the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson , which since March 1, 1977 has only been called Jackson.
| Titular Bishops of Natchez | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel William Kucera OSB | Auxiliary Bishop in Joliet in Illinois (USA) | June 6, 1977 | March 5, 1980 |
| 2 | William Henry Bullock | Auxiliary Bishop in Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) | 3rd June 1980 | February 10, 1987 |
| 3 | John Gavin Nolan | Auxiliary Bishop in the U.S. Military Ordinary (USA) | December 12, 1987 | November 19, 1997 |
| 4th | Timothy Michael Dolan | Auxiliary Bishop in Saint Louis (USA) | June 19, 2001 | June 25, 2002 |
| 5 | Salvatore Joseph Cordileone | Auxiliary Bishop in San Diego (USA) | July 5, 2002 | March 23, 2009 |
| 6th | Eduardo Alanis Nevares | Auxiliary Bishop in Phoenix (USA) | May 11, 2010 | |
Web links
Entry on titular diocese Natchesium on catholic-hierarchy.org Entry on titular diocese Natchesium on gcatholic.org (English)