Titular Sozusa in Palestine
The diocese Sozusa in Palestine ( Italian : diocesi di Sozusa di Palestina , Latin : Dioecesis Sozusena in Palestine ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a previous diocese of the ancient city of Apollonia (later Sozusa) in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina or Palaestina Prima (today Arsuf on the coast of Israel), which belonged to the church province of Caesarea in Palestine .
| Titular Bishops of Sozusa in Palestine | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Kerril Amherst | Bishop Emeritus of Northampton ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ) | July 2, 1880 | August 21, 1883 |
| 2 | Jean-Baptiste Cazet SJ | Vicar Apostolic of Madagascar ( Madagascar ) | May 5, 1885 | March 6, 1918 |
| 3 | Alfonso Belloso | Auxiliary Bishop in San Salvador ( El Salvador ) | December 18, 1919 | December 22, 1927 |
| 4th | Peter Cheng (Peter Tcheng) | Vicar Apostolic of Süanhwafu ( Republic of China ) | March 28, 1928 | August 25, 1935 |
| 5 | Paul Yü Pin | Vicar Apostolic of Nanking (China) | July 7, 1936 | April 11, 1946 |
| 6th | Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro | Auxiliary Bishop in São Salvador da Bahia ( Brazil ) | January 31, 1950 | March 7, 1957 |
| 7th | Francis Joseph McSorley OMI | Vicar Apostolic of Jolo ( Philippines ) | July 12, 1958 | November 20, 1970 |