Titular diocese of Tanais
Tanais , also Tana , is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a bishopric in the city of Tanais, now Azov , which in the region Taurien on the peninsula Crimea is located.
Among the auxiliary bishops of the Middle Ages was Bishop Johannes , who worked in the diocese of Cammin in 1380.
| Titular Bishops of Tanais | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Tsui Shou-hsün | Vicar Apostolic of Weixian ( People's Republic of China ) | May 10, 1958 | November 29, 1971 |
| 2 | Andrew J. Roborecki |
Auxiliary Bishop in Central Canada Vicar Apostolic of Saskatoon ( Canada ) |
March 3, 1948 | 3rd November 1956 |
| 3 | Raúl Francisco Primatesta | Auxiliary Bishop in La Plata ( Argentina ) | June 14, 1957 | June 12, 1961 |
| 4th | Agustín Adolfo Herrera | Coadjutor Bishop of Jujuy (Argentina) | July 24, 1961 | September 8, 1965 |
See also
Web links
- Entry for Tanais on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Apostolic Succession - Titular Seats
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ Konrad Eubel : Hierarchia Catholica medii aevi I: from anno 1198 usque ad annum 1431 perducta . Editio altera. Münster 1913, p. 471.