Titular bishopric of Tinista
Tinista is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church and is now a titular bishopric.
It goes back to a bishop's seat in the ancient city of the same name, which was in late antiquity in the Roman province of Mauretania Sitifensis (now northern Algeria ). At the latest in the course of the Islamic expansion , the bishopric went under.
| Titular Bishops of Tinista | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenone Albino Testa OFMCap | Apostolic Koadjutorvikar of Asmara Apostolic Vicar of Asmara ( Ethiopia ) |
July 10, 1959 | September 19, 1982 |
| 2 | Jānis Cakuls | Apostolic Coadjutor Administrator of Riga and Liepāja / Apostolic Administrator of Riga and Liepāja / Auxiliary Bishop in Riga ( Latvia ) |
November 9, 1982 | |