Diocese of Sinopolis ( Latin: Dioecesis Sinopolitana ) - the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
| Diocese of Sinopolis | |
|---|---|
| Sinopolitana | |
| Main city | Synopolis |
| A country | |
| Cathedral | since 1606 - titular diocese |
Content
History
According to the work of the Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi by the historian Conrad Oybel in the first centuries of Christianity in the city of Sinopolis, which was part of the Roman province of Cilicia , the eparchy of the same name existed, which was part of the Patriarchate of Antioch . The names of the eastern bishops of this diocese are not known.
Since 1607, the diocese of Sinopolis has been the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
Titular Bishops
- Bishop Andrzej Opalinsky (06/30/1606 - 10/31/1607), appointed bishop of Poznan ;
- Bishop Giovanni Maria (Pietro d'Alcántara di Santa Teresa) Leonardi, OCD [1] (04/28/1704 - 1707);
- Bishop Francisco Pallás y Faro OP (07.11.1753 - 03.03.1887);
- Bishop Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures MEP (04.04.1856 - 01.25.1869);
- Bishop Luigi Barbato Pasca di Magliano (12/21/1874 - 07/01/1878), appointed Bishop of Alife ;
- Bishop Antonio Pistocchi (02.27.1880 - 03.24.1884), appointed Bishop of Cassano all l'Jonio;
- Raffaele Molina (11/13/1884 - 1890).
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations