Titular Archbishopric of the Bosporus
Bosporus ( Italian : Bosporo ) is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an ancient bishopric in the city Pantikapaion (also Bosporus) on the Tauride Chersonese , today Kerch on the peninsula of Crimea .
| Titular Archbishops of the Bosporus | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Alois Kessler | Bishop emeritus of Tiraspol ( Russia ) | January 23, 1930 | December 9, 1933 |
| 2 | José Ignacio Marquez y Tóriz | Coadjutor Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles ( Mexico ) | November 17, 1934 | July 28, 1945 |
| 3 | Joseph Charbonneau | Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal ( Canada ) | February 9, 1950 | November 19, 1959 |
| 4th | Jean-Marie Villot | Coadjutor Archbishop of Lyon ( France ) | 17th December 1959 | January 17, 1965 |