Titular diocese of Philadelphia in Lydia
Philadelphia in Lydia ( Italian : Filadelfia di Lidia ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged bishopric in the ancient city of the same name , which was in the Lydia region of Asia Minor in western Turkey today. The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Sardis .
| Titular Bishops of Philadelphia at Lydia | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Lyresius | Auxiliary Bishop in Eichstätt (Germany) | January 8, 1603 | June 28, 1611 |
| 2 | Georg Christoph Rösch | Auxiliary Bishop in Eichstätt (Germany) | July 16, 1612 | November 29, 1634 |
| 3 | Francis Xavier Norbert Blanchet | Vicar Apostolic of Oregon Territory ( USA ) | December 1, 1843 | May 7, 1844 |
| 4th | Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo OSB | Coadjutor Bishop of Sapë ( Albania ) | March 28, 1878 | March 24, 1884 |
| 5 | Henrique José Reed da Silva | Prelate of Mozambique ( Mozambique ) | March 17, 1884 | March 14, 1887 |
| 6th | Johannes Maria Assmann | Military Bishop of the Prussian Army ( Germany ) | June 1, 1888 | May 27, 1903 |
| 7th | Aristide Cavallari | Auxiliary Bishop in Venice ( Italy ) | August 22, 1903 | March 13, 1904 |
| 8th | William Giles | Rector of the Pontifical English College | July 25, 1904 | July 28, 1913 |
| 9 | Domenico Pasi | Auxiliary Bishop in Comacchio (Italy) | September 9, 1913 | December 15, 1919 |
| 10 | Francis Vazhapilly | Vicar Apostolic of Trichur ( India ) | April 5, 1921 | December 21, 1923 |
| 11 | Luigi Mazzini | Bishop emeritus of Anagni (Italy) | June 24, 1926 | December 13, 1950 |
| 12 | Pietro Zuccarino | Coadjutor Bishop of Bobbio-San Colombano (Italy) | 5th January 1951 | November 29, 1953 |
| 13 | João de Deus Ramalho SJ | Bishop Emeritus of Macau ( Macau ) | January 10, 1954 | February 25, 1958 |
| 14th | Domenico Pasi | Auxiliary Bishop in Sucre ( Bolivia ) | May 23, 1958 | November 26, 1970 |