Diocese of Memphis ( Latin: Dioecesis Memphitana ) - the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church . The Diocese of Memphis was a member of the Archdiocese of Oxirinh of the Patriarchate of Alexandria .
| Diocese of Memphis | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis memphitana | |
 Map of Byzantine Egypt | |
| A country | Arcadia Province, Roman Empire |
| Established | titular diocese since 1886 |
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History
The city of Memphis was located in the province of Arcadia and was the seat of the ancient episcopal department .
In 1886, the diocese of Memphis is the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
Bishops of the Alexandrian Orthodox Church
- Antiochus (mentioned in 325)
- Ahab (Arhan, John of Arkath) (before 325 - after 335), Melitian
- Nestorius (c. Approx. 340 years)
- Ptolemy (c. C. 740), yakovite (monophysite)
- Macarius (X century), yakovite (monophysite)
- Abraham (11th century), Yakovov (Monophysite)
- Hail (XI century), yakovit (monophysite)
- Philip (?)
- titular bishops
Titular Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church
- Jacob Wimmers (April 24, 1645 -?)
- Francisco Suarez de Villegas (December 9, 1649 - April 17, 1664)
- widowhood of the episcopal department
- Abraham Chashur (July 27, 1824 -?)
- Jan Mauricius Pavel Puzyna (February 26, 1886 - January 22, 1895), later - Bishop of Krakow
- Giuseppe Birillari (May 22, 1895 - November 25, 1902)
- Salvatre Fratocci (June 22, 1903 - January 24, 1905), later - Bishop of Orvieto
- Antonio Valbonesi (May 4, 1906 - January 5, 1934)
- Joffredo Zaccherini (May 11, 1934 - December 7, 1938)
- Gioacchino Dileo (February 5, 1940 - February 18, 1946), later - Archbishop of Lanciano-Orton
- Paolo Rota (March 10, 1947 - December 28, 1952), later - Bishop of Fidenza
- Heinrich Forer (February 11, 1956 - October 5, 1997)
- James Michael Harvey (February 7, 1998 - September 28, 2003)
Titular Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Church
- James Michael Harvey (September 29, 2003 - November 24, 2012), subsequently - Cardinal Deacon with the titular deaconess of San Pio-V-a-Villa-CarpeΓ±a ;
- Michael Wallace Banak (February 22, 2013 - present).
Source
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, p. 461 (lat.)
- Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus , Parigi 1740, Tomo II, coll. 585-588 (lat.)