Titular Archdiocese of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti
Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti ( Italian : Edessa di Osroene dei Greco-Melkiti ) is a titular archbishopric that is awarded by the Pope to titular bishops from the Melkite Greek Catholic Church united with Rome .
It goes back to an earlier bishopric in the city of Edessa (today Şanlıurfa ), which is in the Roman province of Mesopotamia or in late antiquity Osrhoene , in today's Turkey .
| Titular Archbishops of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gereteo Stay OSBM | September 10, 1716 | ||
| 2 | Néophytos Edelby BA | Auxiliary Bishop in the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch ( Syria ) | December 24, 1961 | March 6, 1968 |
| 3 | Boutros Raï BA | Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch (Syria) | September 9, 1968 | February 27, 1988 |
| 4th | Salim Ghazal BS | Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch (Syria) | June 22, 2001 | April 29, 2011 |