Titular diocese of Tongres
Tongres ( Italian : Tongeren ) is a Catholic titular bishopric .
This is the diocese of Tongeren , founded in the 4th century , which was moved to Maastricht in the 7th century and became the Diocese of Liège in 760 . The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Mechelen .
Titular Bishops of Tongres | ||||
No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Henri Lemaître Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Delegate and Nuncio | May 30, 1969 | April 20, 2003 |
2 | Pierre Warin | Auxiliary Bishop in Namur ( Belgium ) | July 8, 2004 | 5th June 2019 |
See also
- List of former Catholic dioceses
- List of the Roman Catholic titular dioceses
- List of the bishops of Tongeren, Maastricht and Liège
Web links
- Entry on the titular bishopric of Tongres on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the titular bishopric of Tongres on gcatholic.org (English)