Titular Archdiocese of Sion
Sion is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It has its origins in " Mount Sion " on the south-eastern city limits of Jerusalem .
| Titular Archbishops of Sion | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benito Madueño y Ramos | Auxiliary Bishop in Toledo ( Spain ) | December 19, 1698 | May 11, 1739 |
| 2 | Deodatus de Chaumont de Mareuil | March 27, 1765 | ||
| 3 | Edmund Burke | Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia ( Canada ) | 4th July 1817 | November 29, 1820 |
| 4th | Jean Baptiste Epalle SM | Vicar Apostolic of Melanesia ( Oceania ) | July 19, 1844 | December 19, 1845 |
| 5 | József Durguth | Auxiliary Bishop in Esztergom ( Hungary ) | September 25, 1865 | November 10, 1872 |
| 6th | Franz Ludwig Fleck | Coadjutor Bishop of Metz ( France ) | May 13, 1881 | August 18, 1886 |
| 7th | Jaime Cardona y Tur | Military Bishop in the Military Ordinary of Spain | July 11, 1892 | June 6, 1923 |
| 8th | Ramón Pérez y Rodríguez | Military Bishop in the Military Ordinary of Spain | July 11, 1929 | June 30, 1930 |
| 9 | Francesco Pascucci | Auxiliary Bishop in Rome | December 20, 1936 | 1945 |
| 10 | Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro | Military Bishop in the Military Ordinary of Spain | December 12, 1950 | 22nd September 1968 |
See also
Web links
- Entry about Sion on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Durguth on lexikon.katolikus.hu (Hungarian)
- Apostolic Succession - Titular Seats
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)