Hierpiniana was a Roman era civitas (town) in the Roman province of Byzacena, Roman North Africa. The city was also the seat of an ancient bishopric, which survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[1][2]
The current titular bishop is Florian Wörner of Germany.[3][4]
| Titular bishops of Hierpiniana | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolph Alexander Noser SVD | Apostolic Vicar of Alexishafen ( Papua New Guinea ) | January 8, 1953 | November 15, 1966 |
| 2 | Antonio Poma
Titular Archbishop Per Hac vice |
Coadjutor Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) | July 16, 1967 | February 12, 1968 |
| 3 | Santos Moro Briz | Emeritus Bishop of Ávila ( Spain ) | October 19, 1968 | December 11, 1970 |
| 4 | Constantino Amstalden | Coadjutor Bishop of São Carlos ( Brazil ) | March 11, 1971 | September 19, 1986 |
| 5 | Jean-Georges Deledicque | Auxiliary Bishop in Lille ( France ) | June 19, 1987 | August 25, 1997 |
| 6 | José Francisco Sanches Alves | Auxiliary Bishop in Lisbon ( Portugal ) | March 7, 1998 | April 22, 2004 |
| 7 | Severino Batista de França OFMCap | Auxiliary Bishop in Santarém (Brazil) | 4 August 2004 | March 7, 2007 |
| 8th | Paul Lortie | Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec ( Canada ) | April 7, 2009 | February 1, 2012 |
| 9 | Florian Woerner | Auxiliary Bishop in Augsburg ( Germany ) | June 5, 2012 | |
References
edit- ^ "Apostolische Nachfolge – Titularsitze". Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ^ Hierpine at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Hierpiniana at GCatholic.org.
- ^ Hierpine at catholic-hierarchy.org.