Titular bishopric of Synaus
Synaus ( Italian : Sinao ) is the titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of the same name, which in late antiquity was politically part of the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana (today western Turkey ). The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Hierapolis in Phrygia .
| Titular Bishops of Synaus | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini OFM | Vicar Apostolic of Changsha ( Chinese Empire / Republic of China ) | January 13, 1902 | August 11, 1930 |
| 2 | Joannes van Cauwenbergh | Auxiliary Bishop in Mechelen ( Belgium ) | December 19, 1930 | April 14, 1950 |
| 3 | Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê | Vicar Apostolic of Hanoi ( Vietnam ) | April 18, 1950 | November 24, 1960 |
| 4th | Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel | Auxiliary Bishop in Ghent (Belgium) | December 28, 1960 | August 3, 2001 |