Titular Archbishopric Nicopolis ad Nestum
Nicopolis ad Nestum ( Italian : Nicopoli al Nesto ) is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
The ancient bishopric was located in the historical Thrace landscape in the ancient city of the same name and is located in the southwest of Bulgaria . The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Trimontium .
Titular Archbishops of Nicopolis ad Nestum | ||||
No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
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1 | Franz Ursinus | Auxiliary Bishop in Wroclaw , Kingdom of Bohemia | July 21, 1614 | November 16, 1615 |
2 | Francisco do Rego Maia | Bishop emeritus of Belém do Pará ( Brazil ) | April 3, 1906 | February 4, 1928 |
3 | John Aelen MHM | Archbishop Emeritus of Madras ( India ) | 1928 | February 11, 1929 |
4th | Carlo Confalonieri | Curia Archbishop | February 22, 1950 | December 15, 1958 |
5 | Emilio Tagle Covarrubias | Auxiliary Bishop in Santiago de Chile ( Chile ) | March 12, 1959 | May 22, 1961 |
6th | Lawrence Joseph Shehan | Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore ( USA ) | July 10, 1961 | December 8, 1961 |
7th | John Gordon |
Apostolic Delegate Apostolic Pro-Nuncio |
February 10, 1962 | January 30, 1981 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)