Titular Archdiocese of Amastris
Amastris ( Italian : Amastri ) is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to the submerged diocese of the ancient city of Amastris (today Amasra ) in the Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus or in late antiquity Paphlagonia on the western Black Sea coast of today's Turkey . It has existed as a titular bishopric since 1892 and as a titular archbishopric since 1932.
| Titular Bishops of Amastris | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Francis Howley | Vicar Apostolic of Western Newfoundland ( Canada ) | April 28, 1892 | December 21, 1894 |
| 2 | Antonio Maria Roveggio MCCJ | Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa ( Sudan ) | February 8, 1895 | May 3, 1902 |
| 3 | John Joseph O'Gorman CSSp | Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone ( Sierra Leone ) | September 14, 1903 | April 13, 1935 |
| Titular Archbishops of Amastris | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
| 4th | Efrem Hykary (Efren Hykary) | Patriarchal Vicar in Antioch ( Lebanon ) | July 22, 1936 | February 9, 1958 |
| 5 | Teopisto Valderrama Alberto | Coadjutor Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres) ( Philippines ) | 7th September 1959 | April 6, 1965 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)