Titular diocese of Slebte
The diocese of Slebte ( New-Irish : Sléibhte , English : Sleaty , lat. Dioecesis Slebtensis seu Sancti Fiaci inter montes ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier bishopric in the village of Sleaty , which is in what is now County Laois in Ireland . The diocese was established in the 5th century and belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Armagh . Later the bishopric was moved to Leighlin (now the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin ).
| Titular Bishops of Slebte | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Schruers |
Auxiliary Bishop in Hasselt Coadjutor Bishop of Hasselt ( Belgium ) |
April 25, 1970 | December 15, 1989 |
| 2 | Terrence Thomas Prendergast SJ | Auxiliary Bishop in Toronto ( Canada ) | February 22, 1995 | June 30, 1998 |
| 3 |
Józef Wesołowski Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio | November 3, 1999 | June 27, 2014 |
| 4th | Stephen Chirappanath | Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar Christians in Europe | June 28, 2016 | |