Titular Archdiocese of Amida
Amida is a former titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishopric in the ancient city of the same name , which was in the Roman province of Mesopotamia .
| Titular Archbishops of Amida | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domingo Valentín Guerra Arteaga y Leiba | December 19, 1725 | March 8, 1728 | |
| 2 | Francisco Casto Royo | Abbot of San Ildefonso ( Spain ) | December 15, 1783 | September 1803 |
| 3 | Augustus Van Heule SJ | Vicar Apostolic of West Bengal ( India ) | September 9, 1864 | June 4, 1865 |
| 4th | Colin Francis MacKinnon | Bishop Emeritus of Arichat ( Canada ) | September 7, 1877 | September 26, 1879 |
| 5 | Francis Xavier Norbert Blanchet | Archbishop Emeritus of Oregon City ( USA ) | February 4, 1881 | June 18, 1883 |
| 6th | Beniamino Cavicchioni |
Apostolic Delegate Archbishop of the Curia |
March 21, 1884 | January 11, 1894 |
| 7th | Francesco Sogaro MCCJ | Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa ( Sudan ) President of the Pontifical Diplomatic Academy |
August 18, 1894 | February 6, 1912 |
| 8th | James Duhig | Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane ( Australia ) | February 27, 1912 | January 13, 1917 |
| 9 | John Baptist Pitaval | Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe (USA) | July 29, 1918 | May 23, 1928 |
| 10 | Carlo Chiarlo |
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop of the Curia |
October 12, 1928 | December 15, 1958 |
| 11 | Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli | Apostolic Delegate Archbishop of the Curia |
August 8, 1959 | May 10, 1963 |
| 12 | Robert Picard de la Vacquerie | Bishop emeritus of Orléans ( France ) | May 23, 1963 | 17th March 1969 |
| 13 | Joseph Cheikho | Archbishop emeritus of Sehna ( Iran ) | March 7, 1970 | 22nd August 1970 |