Titular diocese of Paros
Paros ( Italian : Paro (Parus) ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese on the Greek island of Paros in the Aegean Sea , which belonged to the Roman province of Asia in antiquity and insulae in late antiquity . The diocese belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Rhodes .
| Titular Bishops of Paros | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Thomas Gallarati | March 30, 1772 | ||
| 2 | Karl Klemens Freiherr von Gruben | June 1, 1795 - August 11, 1825 Auxiliary Bishop in Osnabrück , July 26, 1801 - December 24, 1824 Auxiliary Bishop in Cologne ( Germany ) | June 1, 1795 | August 11, 1825 |
| 3 | Annibale Fantoni OFM | September 19, 1848 | ||
| 4th | Francis-Xavier Gsell MSC | Former Bishop of Darwin ( Australia ) | November 10, 1948 | July 12, 1960 |
| 5 | Francesco Bertoglio | Auxiliary Bishop in Milan ( Italy ) | September 1, 1960 | July 6, 1977 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)