Titular diocese of Sufetula
Sufetula is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese of the ancient city of the same name in the Roman province of Africa proconsularis or Byzacena , today's Sbeitla in the Sahel region of Tunisia .
| Titular Bishops of Sufetula | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Irineu Joffily (João Irineu Joffly) | Coadjutor Bishop of Olinda ( Brazil ) | August 18, 1914 | May 4, 1916 |
| 2 | Flaminio Belotti PIME | Vicar Apostolic of Nanyang ( Republic of China ) | June 14, 1917 | November 23, 1945 |
| 3 | Louis Joseph Cabana MAfr | Vicar Apostolic of Uganda ( Uganda Protectorate ) | January 9, 1947 | March 25, 1953 |
| 4th | Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault MAfr | Vicar Apostolic of Koudougou ( French West Africa ) | June 27, 1954 | September 14, 1955 |
| 5 | Arnold Boghaert CSsR | Coadjutor Bishop of Roseau ( British Leeward Islands ) | November 9, 1956 | June 4th 1957 |
| 6th | Camille Jean-Baptiste Vandekerckhove CM | Vicar Apostolic of Bikoro ( Belgian Congo ) | December 24, 1957 | November 10, 1959 |
| 7th | Thomas Patrick Collins MM | Vicar Apostolic of Pando ( Bolivia ) | November 15, 1960 | 7th December 1973 |
| 8th | John Martin Dougherty | Auxiliary Bishop in Scranton ( USA ) | February 7, 1995 | |
See also
Web links
- Entry on the titular diocese of Sufetula on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Apostolic Succession - Titular Seats
- Entry on the titular diocese of Sufetula on gcatholic.org (English)