Titular diocese of Rhizus
Rhizus ( Italian : Rizonte ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier bishop's seat in the ancient city of the same name (today Rize in Turkey ) in the Roman province of Cappadocia or in late antiquity Pontus Polemoniacus on the Black Sea coast . It belonged to the church province Neocaesarea in Ponto .
| Titular Bishops of Rhizus | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri de Lespinasse de Saune SJ | November 22, 1899-30. August 1911 Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Central Madagascar , August 30, 1911–7. August 1929 Vicar Apostolic of Tananarive ( Madagascar ) | November 22, 1899 | August 7, 1929 |