Christian Bishopric Erythrum



erythron church.


the diocese of erythron center of christianity in pentapolis of north africa. christian bishopric. seat of diocese roman town of erython, tentatively identified village of uaili-et-trun in today s libya.


we know of 4 bishops of diocese antiquity.



orione (2nd century)
sabbazio
paolo
theophilo (fl 451)

the diocese nominally restored in 1933 latin titular bishopric under names of erythrum (latine) / eritro (curiate italian) / erythritan(us) (latin adjective)., has been vacant decades, having had following incumbents, far of fitting episcopal (lowest) rank, including eastern catholic :



antonio cavaleri (1764.04.09 – 1788.09.15) auxiliary bishop of agrigento (sicily, insular italy) (1764.04.09 – 1788.09.15); succeeded bishop of agrigento (1788.09.15 – death 1792.12.11)
raimondo a. vecchietti (1797.07.24 – 1801.01.26) without prelature, later bishop of colle di val d elsa (italy) (1801.01.26 – death 1805.02)
michele de vincenti (1817.04.14 – death 1827), without prelature
giovanni battista rosani, piarists (sch. p.) (born italy) (1844.01.22 – death 1862.08.08) president of pontifical ecclesiastical academy (1844.01.22 – 1847) , on emeritate
giovanni felix jacovacci (1863.10.01 – 1879.06.10) (born italy), no prelature
victor van den branden de reeth) (1879.11.14 – 1897.12.04) auxiliary bishop of mechelen (belgium) (1879.11.14 – 1909.02.27); later on emeritate promoted titular archbishop of tyrus (tyre) (1897.12.04 – death 1909.02.27)
ghebre jesus jacob (1951.02.24 – death 1969.01.22) apostolic exarch of asmara of eritreans (eastern catholic in eritrea) (1951.02.24 – 1958.02.03) , on emeritate.




^ pius bonifacius gams, series episcoporum ecclesiae catholicae, (leipzig, 1931), p. 462.
^ j. b. ward-perkins, r. g. goodchild: christian monuments of cyrenaica, london 2003, isbn 1-900971-01-1, s. 231–256
^ michel lequien, oriens christianus in quatuor patriarchatus digestus, (paris, 1740), vol.ii, coll. 625-628.
^ diocese entry @ www.gcatholic.org
^ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0732.htm
^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2e39.html






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