Titular diocese of Neapolis in Proconsulari

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Neapolis in Proconsulari ( Italian : Neapoli di Proconsolare ) 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 located in the Roman province of Africa proconsularis and, as a suffragan diocese, was subordinate to the Metropolitan of Carthage .

Titular Bishops of Neapolis in Proconsulari
No. Surname Office from to
1 Paul Vignancour
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
Coadjutor Archbishop in the Archdiocese of Bourges ( France ) March 6, 1966 October 10, 1969
2 Johannes Dyba
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio ( Germany ) August 25, 1979 June 1, 1983
3 John Patrick Foley
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications ( USA ) April 5, 1984 November 24, 2007
4th Ludger Schepers Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Essen ( Germany ) June 27, 2008

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