Titular diocese of Raphanea
Raphanea ( Italian Rafanea ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier bishopric of Raphaneia in the Roman province of Syria Coele or Syria . The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Apamea in Syria .
| Titular Bishops of Raphanea | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Michael Myles O'Gorman OCSO | Vicar Apostolic of Nebraska ( USA ) | January 18, 1859 | 4th July 1874 |
| 2 | François-Marie Duboin CSSp | Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia ( French West Africa ) | June 20, 1876 | August 26, 1893 |
| 3 | Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer MEP | Apostolic Koadjutorvikar of Manchuria Apostolic Vicar of Northern Manchuria ( Republic of China ) |
July 24, 1897 | February 17, 1923 |
| 4th | Paul-Auguste-Marie Pichot CSSp | Vicar Apostolic of Majunga ( Madagascar ) | March 16, 1923 | 20th September 1954 |
| 5 | André Lefèbvre SJ | Vicar Apostolic of Kikwit ( Belgian Congo ) | February 25, 1955 | November 10, 1959 |
| 6th | François Ndong | Auxiliary Bishop in Libreville ( Gabon ) | November 15, 1960 | May 29, 1969 |
| 7th | Armando Bortolaso SDS | Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo ( Syria ) | July 9, 1992 | January 8, 2019 |