Titular diocese of Zeugma in Syria
Zeugma in Syria ( Italian : Zeugma di Siria ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of Zeugma , which was in the Roman province of Syria Coele or in late antiquity Syria Euphratensis . The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Hierapolis Bambyke .
| Titular Bishops of Zeugma in Syria | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Murphy Farley | Auxiliary Bishop in New York ( USA ) | November 18, 1895 | September 15, 1902 |
| 2 | Libert Hubert John Louis Boeynaem's SS.CC. | Vicar Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands (USA) | April 8, 1903 | May 13, 1926 |
| 3 | Pierre-Sylvain Valentin MEP | Apostolic Koadjutorvikar of Tatsienlu Apostolic Vicar of Tatsienlu ( Republic of China ) |
November 16, 1926 | April 11, 1946 |
| 4th | John Joseph McEleney SJ | Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica ( Jamaica ) | 3rd February 1950 | February 29, 1956 |
| 5 | Joseph Michael Schmondiuk | Auxiliary Bishop in Philadelphia (USA) | July 20, 1956 | August 14, 1961 |
| 6th | Dionisio Borra | Bishop emeritus of Fossano ( Italy ) | 2nd September 1963 | 7th January 1972 |
| 7th | Iwannis Louis Awad | Vicar Apostolic of Venezuela ( Venezuela ) | May 17, 2003 | |