Titular diocese of Zela
Zela is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier diocese of the city of the same name (now Zile ) in Asia Minor in what is now Turkey.
| Titular Bishops of Zela | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco San Andrés OSH | Auxiliary Bishop in Salamanca ( Spain ) | October 2, 1758 | January 20, 1766 |
| 2 | Giovanni Devoti | Bishop emeritus of Anagni ( Italy ) | March 26, 1804 | May 29, 1804 |
| 3 | Anton Kautschitz | Auxiliary Bishop in Vienna ( Austria ) | September 23, 1805 | July 15, 1807 |
| 4th | Jean-Louis Florens MEP | Apostolic Coadjutor Vicar of Sechuan ( Chinese Empire ) | December 8, 1807 | December 14, 1814 |
| 5 | Peter Paul Lefevère (Peter Paul Lefebre) | Coadjutor Bishop of Detroit ( USA ) | July 23, 1841 | March 4, 1869 |
| 6th | Manuel María León González y Sánchez | Auxiliary Bishop in Seville (Spain) | January 28, 1876 | January 22, 1877 |
| 7th | Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard MEP | Apostolic Prefect of Guangxi (Chinese Empire) | August 29, 1893 | March 31, 1889 |
| 8th | Hermann Joseph Schmitz | Auxiliary Bishop in Cologne ( Germany ) | August 29, 1893 | August 21, 1899 |
| 9 | Marie-Félix Choulet MEP | Vicar Apostolic of South Manchuria ( China ) | February 21, 1901 | July 31, 1923 |
| 10 | Basil Takach (Basil Takacs) | Apostolic Exarch of the United States of America (USA) | May 20, 1924 | May 13, 1948 |
| 11 | Alejandro Olalia | Coadjutor Bishop of Tuguegarao ( Philippines ) | May 14, 1949 | May 6, 1950 |
| 12 | José María García Lahiguera | Auxiliary Bishop in Madrid (Spain) | May 17, 1950 | July 7, 1964 |