Titular diocese of Umbriatico
Umbriatico is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a bishopric that existed until 1818 in the city of Umbriatico , which lies in the southern Italian region of Calabria . On June 27, 1818 , the Diocese of Umbriatico was abolished by the Bull De utiliori of Pius VII and its territory was annexed to the Archdiocese of Cariati . From that date the Archdiocese of Umbriatico became a titular diocese.
| Titular Bishops of Umbriatico | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Vincent Pardy MM | Bishop emeritus in Calabar ( Nigeria ) | 17th June 1969 | April 18, 1972 |
| 2 | René Joseph Rakotondrabé | Auxiliary Bishop in Tuléar ( Madagascar ) | March 25, 1972 | February 28, 1974 |
| 3 | Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga | Auxiliary Bishop in Nagasaki ( Japan ) | November 10, 1977 | October 6, 1990 |
| 4th |
Albert Malcolm Ranjith Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio and Archbishop of the Curia | April 29, 2004 | June 16, 2009 |
| 5 |
Santo Gangemi Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio | January 27, 2012 | |