Titular diocese of Rossmarkaeum
Rossmarkaeum ( Italian : Rosemarkie ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church . It has existed since 1974.
It goes back to the Diocese of Ross which roughly comprised the area of the counties Ross-shire and Cromartyshire in the Scottish Highlands . The seat of the diocese was probably originally in Rosemarkie , but from the 13th century at the latest in Fortrose , both located on the Black Isle . This diocese was called Rosemarkie in the 12th century , later as the Diocese of Ross . It belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Saint Andrews . The original diocese was first dissolved in 1638 as a result of the Scottish Reformation . Restored under the umbrella of the Church of Scotland in 1661, its existence finally ended in 1689.
| Titular Bishops of Rossmarkaeum | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin MAfr | Auxiliary Bishop in Saint-Hyacinthe ( Canada ) | August 9, 1974 | July 18, 1979 |
| 2 | Marcel André J. Gervais | Auxiliary Bishop in London (Canada) | April 19, 1980 | May 3, 1985 |
| 3 | Donald William Wuerl | Auxiliary Bishop in Seattle ( USA ) | November 30, 1985 | February 11, 1988 |
| 4th | William G. Curlin | Auxiliary Bishop in Washington (USA) | November 2nd, 1988 | February 22, 1994 |
| 5 | Paul Hendricks | Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark ( United Kingdom ) | December 28, 2005 | |