Titular diocese of Oescus
Oescus ( Italian : Esco ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a bishopric in the city of Oescus , which was in the Roman province of Dacia ripensis (today's Bulgaria ) in late antiquity . The bishopric was the church province Ratiaria .
| Titular Bishops of Oescus | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaudencio Borbon Rosales | Auxiliary Bishop in Manila ( Philippines ) | August 12, 1974 | June 9, 1982 |
| 2 | Anthony Theodore Lobo | Auxiliary Bishop in Karachi ( Pakistan ) | June 8, 1982 | May 28, 1993 |
| 3 | Kevin Michael Britt | Auxiliary Bishop in Detroit ( USA ) | November 23, 1993 | December 10, 2002 |
| 4th | Gustavo García-Siller MSpS | Auxiliary Bishop in Chicago (USA) | January 24, 2003 | October 14, 2010 |
| 5 | Paulo César Costa | Auxiliary Bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ) | November 24, 2010 | June 22, 2016 |
| 6th | Emmanuel Dessi Youfang | Auxiliary Bishop in Bafoussam ( Cameroon ) | November 7, 2016 | May 13, 2020 |
| 7th | Vincent Tshomba Shamba Kotsho | Auxiliary Bishop in Kinshasa ( Democratic Republic of the Congo ) | June 29, 2020 | |