Titular Archdiocese of Laodicea in Syria
Laodicea in Syria ( Italian : Laodicea di Siria ) is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a lost bishop's seat in the ancient city of Laodicea ad Mare (today Latakia ), which was in the Roman province of Syria or Syria Coele .
| Titular Archbishops of Laodicea in Syria | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis T. O'Connor CSB | Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto ( Canada ) | May 4, 1908 | June 30, 1911 |
| 2 | Francesco Moretti | Bishop emeritus of Terni and Narni ( Italy ) | March 7, 1921 | December 30, 1926 |
| 3 | Riccardo Bartoloni |
Apostolic Nuncio in Lithuania Apostolic Nuncio in the Kingdom of Egypt |
May 21, 1928 | October 11, 1933 |
| 4th | Orazio Mazzella | Archbishop emeritus of Taranto ( Italy ) | November 1, 1934 | July 30, 1939 |
| 5 | Mario Giardini B | Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona and Numana (Italy) | 5th February 1940 | August 30, 1947 |
| 6th | Guido Luigi Bentivoglio SOC | Coadjutor Archbishop of Catania (Italy) | March 30, 1949 | April 3, 1952 |
| 7th | Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin | Bishop emeritus of Versailles ( France ) | April 23, 1952 | May 22, 1952 |
| 8th | Paul Bernier | Apostolic Nuncio in Costa Rica Apostolic Nuncio in Panama |
7th August 1952 | September 9, 1957 |
| 9 | Domenico Cardinal Tardini | Cardinal Secretary of State | December 27, 1958 | December 27, 1958 |
| 10 | Martin John O'Connor |
Rector of the Pontifical North America College President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Apostolic Nuncio in Malta |
5th September 1959 | 1st December 1986 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)