The Diocese of Germontis ( Latin: Dioecesis Hermonthitana ) is the abolished diocese of the Patriarchate of Alexandria , currently the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
| Diocese of Germontis | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis hermonthitana | |
 Diocese map of Egypt, V century | |
| A country | |
| Established | IV century, since 1938 - titular diocese |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Greek bishops
- 3 Titular bishops
- 4 notes
- 5 Source
- 6 References
History
The ancient city of Germontis was located in the province of Thebes of the Diocese of Egypt and in the 5th-8th centuries was the center of the eparchy of the same name, which was part of the Metropolis of Ptolemaida of the Alexandrian Patriarchate.
Since 1938, the Diocese of Germontis has been the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
Greek Bishops
- Bishop Kales (mentioned in 325);
- Bishop Plenes (350–372);
- Bishop John (V century);
- Bishop of Pisentius (about 410 years);
- Bishop Ananias (mentioned in 510);
- Bishop Andrew;
- Bishop Abraham (mentioned in 600);
- Bishop Colluth (mentioned in 700);
- Bishop German (VIII century).
Titular Bishops
- Bishop Heinrich Horst M.Afr. [1] (05.21.1938 - 09.17.1946);
- Bishop Nicolas Verhoeven MSC (03/13/1947 - 03/01/1961) - appointed bishop of Manado ;
- Bishop Augustine Miner OSBM (08/14/1961 - 11/16/2003);
- vacancy .
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, p. 779, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, p. 462 (lat.)
- Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus , Parigi 1740, Tomo II, coll. 609-612 (lat.)
- Klaas A. Worp, A Checklist of Bishops in Byzantine Egypt (AD 325 - p. 750) , in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 100 (1994) 283-318