Titular diocese of Thespiae
Thespiae ( Italian : Tespia ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese of the ancient Greek city of Thespiai in the south of Boeotia , which was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Thebes .
| Titular Bishops of Thespiae | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Talbot Stonor | Vicar Apostolic of Midland District ( Great Britain ) | September 18, 1715 | March 29, 1756 |
| 2 | Michał Thórawski | Auxiliary Bishop in Płock ( Poland-Lithuania ) | July 12, 1779 | January 5, 1782 |
| 3 | Franciszek Alojzy Junosza-Gzowski | Auxiliary Bishop in Vilnius (Poland-Lithuania) | September 23, 1782 | 1785 |
| 4th | Tadeusz Józef Bukaty | Auxiliary Bishop in Samogitia (Poland-Lithuania) | July 24, 1786 | 1796 |
| 5 | Peter Bernardine Collingridge OFM | Apostolic Koadjutorvikar of Western District Vicar Apostolic of the Western District (UK) |
January 13, 1807 | March 3, 1829 |
| 6th | Peter Bernardine Collingridge OFM | Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Nanking Vicar Apostolic of Hubei ( China ) |
September 19, 1848 | September 12, 1862 |
| 7th | Pedro de Benavente | Auxiliary Bishop in Lima ( Peru ) | March 27, 1865 | 1883 |
| 8th | Antoni Baranowski | Auxiliary Bishop in Žemaitija ( Lithuania ) | March 24, 1884 | August 2, 1897 |
| 9 | Ioan Boros (Ioan Borosiu) | Auxiliary Bishop in Lugoj ( Romania ) | March 21, 1923 | January 12, 1937 |
| 10 | François-Joseph person | Coadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes ( Haiti ) | June 26, 1937 | September 9, 1941 |
| 11 | Martin John O'Connor | Auxiliary Bishop in Scranton ( USA ) Rector of the Pontifical College of North America Curia Bishop |
November 14, 1942 | 5th September 1959 |
| 12 | Costantino Caminada | Auxiliary Bishop in Sant'Agata de 'Goti ( Italy ) | January 16, 1960 | July 21, 1962 |
| 13 | Luigi Civardi | Head of Azione Cattolica (Italy) | August 31, 1962 | August 29, 1971 |