Titular Archdiocese of Philippopolis in Thracia
Philippopolis in Thracia ( Italian : Filippopoli di Tracia ) is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
The ancient bishopric was located in the historical landscape of Thrace in the ancient city of the same name (today Plovdiv ) and is located in today's Bulgaria .
| Titular Bishops of Philippopolis in Thracia | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Topich OFMObs | Apostolic Administrator of Shkodra | July 10, 1859 | June 11, 1868 |
| 2 | Félix Clair Ridel MEP | Vicar Apostolic of Korea | April 27, 1869 | June 20, 1884 |
| 3 | José Tomás Mazarrasa y Rivas | Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo | February 21, 1885 | |
| 4th | Macario Sorini | Bishop of Fabriano and Matelica ( Italy ) | June 12, 1893 | March 18, 1895 |
| 5 | François Lesné | Apostolic Administrator of Ispahan ( Iran ) | April 20, 1896 | February 11, 1910 |
| 6th | Bonaventure Cerretti | Auditor for the Apostolic Delegation in the United States | April 15, 1914 | May 10, 1914 |
| 7th | Wincenty Kluczyński | Archbishop emeritus of Mahiljou ( Belarus ) | September 22, 1914 | February 23, 1917 |
| 8th | Manuel Mendes da Conceição Santos | Coadjutor Archbishop of Évora | 4th June 1920 | July 24, 1920 |
| 9 | Ernesto Cozzi | Apostolic Delegate | December 16, 1920 | February 23, 1926 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Rey MEP | Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo ( Japan ) | March 6, 1926 | May 25, 1930 |
| 11 | Carlo Salotti |
Archbishop of the Curia Rector of the Pontifical Athenaeum "De Propaganda Fide" |
June 30, 1930 | December 16, 1935 |
| 12 | Giovanni Raffaele Rodic, OFM | Archbishop emeritus of Beograd-Smederevo ( Serbia ) | November 28, 1936 | May 10, 1954 |
| 13 | Franjo Šeper | Coadjutor Archbishop of Zagreb ( Croatia ) | July 22, 1954 | March 5, 1960 |
| 14th | Emile-Arsène Blanchet | Bishop emeritus of Saint-Dié ( France ) | May 10, 1960 | April 1, 1967 |