Titular bishopric Philomelium
Philomelium ( Italian : Filomelio ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese of the ancient city of Philomelion (today's Akşehir in Turkey ) in the Roman province of Asia or Phrygia and in late antiquity Phrygia Salutaris in western Turkey. The diocese belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Amorion .
| Titular Bishops of Philomelium | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Joseph Hornyold | Apostolic Koadjutorvikar the Midland District Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District ( UK ) |
December 20, 1751 | December 26, 1778 |
| 2 | Nicola d'Ambrosio | March 29, 1790 | ||
| 3 | Francesco Saverio de Vita | December 3, 1792 | ||
| 4th | Joseph Ponsot MEP | Vicar Apostolic of Yunnan ( China ) | January 21, 1841 | November 17, 1880 |
| 5 | István Neszveda | Auxiliary Bishop in Vác ( Hungary ) | March 27, 1884 | April 20, 1890 |
| 6th | Antoni Andrzejewicz | Auxiliary Bishop in Gnesen-Posen ( Poland ) | June 23, 1890 | September 15, 1907 |
| 7th | Francesco Giacci | Bishop emeritus of Marsi ( Italy ) | April 29, 1909 | February 20, 1919 |
| 8th | Federico Emmanuel SDB (Federico Emanuel) | Auxiliary Bishop in Sabina and Poggio Mirteto (Italy) | April 18, 1929 | November 12, 1936 |
| 9 | Januarius Kyūnosuke Hayasaka | Bishop Emeritus of Nagasaki ( Japan ) | February 5, 1937 | October 26, 1959 |
| 10 | James John Hogan | Auxiliary Bishop in Trenton ( USA ) | November 27, 1959 | May 23, 1966 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on Philomelium on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Neszveda on lexikon.katolikus.hu (Hungarian)