Diocese of Abbir the Great ( Latin: Dioecesis Abbiritana ) - the abolished diocese, now the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
| Diocese of Abbot the Great | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis abbiritana | |
 Map of the Roman province of Africa , V century | |
| A country | |
| Established | |
| Date of Abolition | V century, since 1915 - titular diocese |
History
The ancient city of Abbir the Great was located in the Roman province of Africa and until the 7th century was the center of the eparchy of the same name, which was part of the metropolis of Carthage . In the 7th century, the diocese of Abbir the Great ceased to exist.
Since 1915, the diocese of Abbir the Great is the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
Bishops
- Bishop Felicius I (mentioned in 411);
- Bishop Felicius II (484-528);
- Bishop Adeodat (mentioned in 646).
Titular Bishops
- Bishop Louis Van Dyck, CICM [1] (08/10/1915 - 12/04/1937);
- Bishop John Baptist Hou (02/13/1940 - 1942);
- Bishop Jan Oblonk (11/20/1961 - 04/13/1982) - appointed bishop of Warmia ;
- Bishop Bernard Henri René Jacqueline (04.24.1982 - 02.26.2007);
- Bishop of Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil (03.23.2007 - 04.11.2010) - appointed Archbishop of Daegu ;
- Bishop Miguel Olaortúa Laspra OSA (02/02/2011 - present).
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, p. 747, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, p. 463 (lat.)
- Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana , Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 60-61 (lat.)
- La gerarghia cattolica