Titular diocese of Silli

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Silli is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .

The city, located in North Africa , was an old Roman bishopric that went down in the 7th century with the Islamic expansion . It was in the Roman province of Numidia .

Titular Bishops of Silli
No. Surname Office from to
1 Gregorio Falconieri Bishop emeritus of Conversano ( Italy ) 1964 November 28, 1964
2 Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves Bishop emeritus of Bragança e Miranda ( Portugal ) February 20, 1965 January 27, 1971
3 Filippo Franceschi Coadjutor Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitaveccia (Italy) May 30, 1973 July 15, 1976
4th Jan Pieter Schotte CICM
Titular Archbishop pro hac vice
Curia Bishop / Curia Archbishop December 20, 1983 November 26, 1994
5 Florentin Crihălmeanu Auxiliary Bishop in Cluj-Gherla ( Romania ) November 6, 1996 July 18, 2002
6th Hervé Giraud Auxiliary Bishop in Lyon ( France ) April 15, 2003 November 13, 2007
7th Henri Coudray SJ Vicar Apostolic of Mongo ( Chad ) June 3, 2009

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