Titular diocese of Rhesaina

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Rhesaina ( Italian Resaina ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .

It goes back to an earlier diocesan seat of Ras al-Ain in the Roman province of Mesopotamia . The bishopric was assigned to the church province Dara-Anastasiupolis .

Titular Bishops of Rhesaina
No. Surname Office from to
1 Joseph-Louis Coudé MEP Vicar Apostolic of Siam ( Thailand ) January 15, 1782 January 8, 1785
2 Alexander Macdonell Vicar Apostolic of Upper Canada ( Canada ) January 12, 1819 January 27, 1826
3 Antonio Maria de J. Campos Moreno December 19, 1834 January 12, 1851
4th Francis McNeirny Coadjutor Bishop of Albany ( USA ) December 22, 1871 October 16, 1877
5 Tommaso Bichi Auxiliary Bishop in Oristano ( Italy ) December 16, 1880 1901
6th Domenico Scopelliti Bishop emeritus of Oppido Mamertina (Italy) December 15, 1919 April 16, 1922
7th Vicente Huarte San Martín SJ Vicar Apostolic of Nganhoei ( China ) April 26, 1922 August 23, 1935
8th Joseph Gionali (Joseph Gjonali) Emeritus Bishop of Sapë ( Kingdom of Albania / Albania ) October 30, 1935 December 20, 1952
9 Gerardo Valencia Cano MXY Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura ( Colombia ) March 24, 1953 January 21, 1972

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