Titular Archdiocese of Odessus

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Odessus ( Italian : Odesso ) is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church . It goes back to an earlier archbishopric of the ancient city of Odessos in the Roman province of Moesia inferior (Lower Moesia ), today Varna in Bulgaria.

Titular Archbishops of Odessus
No. Surname Office from to
1 Gabriel-Roch de Llobet Coadjutor Archbishop of Avignon ( France ) January 16, 1925 October 3, 1928
2 John McIntyre Old Archbishop of Birmingham ( United Kingdom ) November 17, 1928 November 21, 1935
3 Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto Coadjutor Archbishop of Managua ( Nicaragua ) April 9, 1938 January 6, 1952
4th Johannes Geisler Former Bishop of Brixen ( Italy ) April 23, 1952 5th September 1952
5 José da Costa Nuñes Vice Camerlengo December 16, 1953 March 19, 1962
6th Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer SJ Old Archbishop of Fianarantsoa ( Madagascar ) April 2, 1962 October 7, 1970

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