Titular Archbishopric Nicopolis ad Nestum

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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
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

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