Titular diocese of Thasus
The diocese of Thasus ( Latin Dioecesis Thasiensis , Italian diocesi di Taso ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged bishopric in the ancient city of the same name, which was in the Roman province of Macedonia (in what is now northern Greece ). The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Philippi .
| Titular Bishops of Thasus | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmerich Bjelik | Military Bishop of Austria-Hungary ( Austria-Hungary ) | January 8, 1913 | May 9, 1927 |
| 2 | Francis Johannes | Coadjutor Bishop of Leavenworth ( USA ) | December 19, 1927 | April 20, 1929 |
| 3 | Francis Joseph Wall | Auxiliary Bishop in Dublin ( Ireland ) | January 23, 1931 | May 16, 1947 |
| 4th | Joseph Mary Marling CPPS | Auxiliary Bishop in Kansas City (USA) | June 7, 1947 | August 24, 1956 |
| 5 | Wilhelmus Marinus Bekkers | Coadjutor Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch ( Netherlands ) | December 19, 1956 | June 27, 1960 |
| 6th | Carl Schmidt | Auxiliary Bishop in Trier ( Germany ) | July 16, 1962 | March 11, 1989 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on the titular diocese of Thasus on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Apostolic Succession - Titular Seats
- Entry on the titular bishopric of Thasus on gcatholic.org (English)