Titular diocese of Prusa
Prusa is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of Prusa ad Olympum (today Bursa ), which was in the Bithynia region of Asia Minor . The bishopric was assigned to the church province Nicomedia .
| Titular Bishops of Prusa | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Petre OSB | Apostolic Koadjutorvikar the London District Vicar Apostolic of the London District ( UK ) |
June 23, 1721 | December 22, 1758 |
| 2 | Michał Roman Sierakowski | Auxiliary Bishop in Przemysl ( Poland ) | September 28, 1778 | 1802 |
| 3 | Melchior-Marie-Joseph de Marion-Brésillac SMA | Apostolic Pro- Vicar of Coimbatore Apostolic Vicar of Coimbatore ( India ) Apostolic Vicar of Sierra Leone ( Sierra Leone ) |
March 16, 1845 | June 25, 1859 |
| 4th | Paweł Rzewski | Auxiliary Bishop in Warsaw (Poland) | March 16, 1863 | October 23, 1892 |
| 5 | Jacobus Cornelis Meeuwissen CSsR | Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname ( Suriname ) | March 3, 1907 | June 29, 1916 |
| 6th | José Marcos Semeria | Bishop emeritus of Melo ( Uruguay ) | June 9, 1922 | October 11, 1934 |
| 7th | Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga CP | Apostolic Coadjutor Vicar of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón Apostolic Vicar of Yurimaguas ( Peru ) |
December 11, 1952 | February 26, 1976 |
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)