Titular Bishopric of Zephyrium

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The diocese of Zephyrium ( Italian : Diocesi di Zefirio, lat . : Dioecesis Zephyriensis ) is a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church . It refers to the ancient city of Zephyrium or later Hadrianopolis , today's Mersin in southeastern Turkey . The ancient greek. The name is Zephyrion (Ζεφύριον), in modern Greek Mersini (Μερσίνη).

Titular Bishops of Zephyrium
No. Surname Office from to
1 Jean-Jacques Crouzet CM Vicar Apostolic of Fort-Dauphine ( Madagascar ) August 1, 1886 January 8, 1933
2 Antonín Eltschkner Auxiliary Bishop in Prague ( Czechoslovakia ) February 10, 1933 February 22, 1961
3 André Charles Collini Coadjutor Bishop of Ajaccio ( France ) September 7, 1962 July 26, 1966

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