Titular diocese of Ptolemais in Libya

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Ptolemais in Libya ( Italian Tolemaide di Libia ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .

It goes back to an ancient bishopric in the city of Ptolemais , which was located in the Roman province of Libya superior and the remains of which are now on the territory of Libya .

Titular Bishops of Ptolemais in Libya
No. Surname Office from to
1 Carmelo Pascucci October 27, 1871
2 Raffaele Virili
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
1918 March 9, 1925
3 Cesare Orsenigo
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
Apostolic Nuncio June 23, 1922 April 1, 1946
4th Carlo Angeleri Auxiliary Bishop in Tortona ( Italy ) August 7, 1948 May 22, 1979
5 Cyril Vasiľ SJ
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
Curia Archbishop May 7, 2009

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