Titular diocese of Thala
Thala ( Italian : Tala ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church . It goes back to an earlier bishopric in the ancient city of the same name, which was located in the Roman province of Byzacena . Today Thala is in Tunisia.
| Titular Bishops of Thala | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Collins SMA |
Vicar Apostolic of Liberia ( Liberia ) Apostolic Internuntius |
April 9, 1934 | March 3, 1961 |
| 2 | Jakob Weinbacher | Auxiliary Bishop in Vienna ( Austria ) | 4th June 1962 | June 15, 1985 |
| 3 | John Patrick Crowley | Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster ( Great Britain ) | October 31, 1986 | 3rd November 1992 |
| 4th | Michael Dallat | Auxiliary Bishop in Down and Connor ( Ireland ) | December 15, 1993 | September 25, 2000 |
| 5 | Esteban Escudero Torres | Auxiliary Bishop in Valencia ( Spain ) | November 17, 2000 | July 9, 2010 |
| 6th | Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv | Auxiliary Bishop in Melbourne ( Australia ) | May 20, 2011 | 5th May 2016 |
| 7th | Richard James Umbers | Auxiliary Bishop in Sydney (Australia) | June 24, 2016 | |