It is listed by the Catholic Church as a Latin titular see [6] since the diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Titular bishopric of Naissus (Latin) / Naisso (Curiate Italian) / Naissitan(us) (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank, with a few archiepiscopal exceptions:
William F. O’Shea, Maryknoll Fathers (M.M.) (born USA) (1939.07.11 – death 1945.02.27) as only Apostolic Vicar of Heijo (now Pyong-Yang, (North) Korea) (1939.07.11 – retired 1942)
Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras (1970.11.30 – 1975.09.20) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Huehuetenango (Guatemala) (1970.11.30 – 1975.09.20); later succeeded as Bishop of Huehuetenango (1975.09.20 – 1987.04.04), President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1986 – 1988), last Suffragan Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1987.04.04 – 1996.02.13), (see) promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (1996.02.13 – retired 2007.04.19), again President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1998 – 2002)
Jacques Zeiller, Les origines chrétiennes dans les provinces danubiennes de l'empire romain, Paris 1918, pp. 158–159;
Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, vol. II, coll. 313-314
Geoffrey Dunn, The Letter of Innocent I to Marcian of Niš, in Saint Emperor Constantine and Christianity, vol. I, Niš 2013, pp. 319–335
March 04, 2023
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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is Sources gt References Please help improve this article if you can December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Naissus was an ancient city and former bishopric in Balkanic Dacia which remains a Latin Catholic titular see Contents 1 History 1 1 Residential bishops 2 Titular see 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources and external linksHistory EditNaissus today s Nis in Serbia was important enough in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea to become an episcopal see at an early date and was a suffragan of the Metropolitan see in the Archdiocese of Sardica in the sway of the Patriarchate of Constantinople The city was wrecked by Attila s Huns but rebuilt as the revival of the bishopric attests Residential bishops Edit The names of several of early Suffragan Bishops of Naissus are known 1 2 3 Cyriacus first half of the 4th century sympathized with the heresy Arianism and opposed Marcellus of Ancyra Gaudentius from before 343 344 apparently succeeding the former till after 351 when he attended the council at Sirmium 4 Bonosus mentioned c 380 who was deposed Martianus before 409 to after 414 appointed by Pope Innocent I instead of the former Dalmatius mentioned 451 5 allegedly signator in 458 of the letter of the bishops to Byzantine emperor Leo I the Thracian after the lynching by Coptic mobs of the Patriarch Proterius of Alexandria Gaianus mentioned 516 invited to Constantinople by Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus Proiectus participant at the Ecumenical Second Council of Constantinople in 553 which repudiated the Three Chapters as Nestorian condemned Origen of Alexandria and decreed the Theopaschite Formula Titular see EditIt is listed by the Catholic Church as a Latin titular see 6 since the diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Titular bishopric of Naissus Latin Naisso Curiate Italian Naissitan us Latin adjective It has had the following incumbents of the fitting Episcopal lowest rank with a few archiepiscopal exceptions William F O Shea Maryknoll Fathers M M born USA 1939 07 11 death 1945 02 27 as only Apostolic Vicar of Heijo now Pyong Yang North Korea 1939 07 11 retired 1942 Henri Routhier Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate O M I 1945 06 15 1967 07 13 first as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Grouard Canada 1945 06 15 1953 09 18 then see promoted as last Apostolic Vicar of Grouard 1953 09 18 1967 07 13 see later promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard McLennan Canada 1967 07 13 retired 1972 11 21 died 1989 Victor Hugo Martinez Contreras 1970 11 30 1975 09 20 as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Huehuetenango Guatemala 1970 11 30 1975 09 20 later succeeded as Bishop of Huehuetenango 1975 09 20 1987 04 04 President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala 1986 1988 last Suffragan Bishop of Quetzaltenango Los Altos Guatemala 1987 04 04 1996 02 13 see promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango Totonicapan Guatemala 1996 02 13 retired 2007 04 19 again President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala 1998 2002 Paul Josef Cordes 1975 10 27 1995 12 02 see below first as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Paderborn Germany 1975 10 27 1980 03 11 then as Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Laity 1980 03 11 1995 12 02 Titular Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes see above1995 12 02 2007 11 24 as President of Pontifical Council Cor unum 1995 12 02 resigned 2010 10 07 created Cardinal Deacon of S Lorenzo in Piscibus 2007 11 24 2008 05 11 Titular Archbishop Ambrose Madtha 安博思 born India 2008 05 08 death 2012 12 08 as papal diplomat Apostolic Nuncio ambassador to Ivory Coast 2008 05 08 2012 12 08 previously Charge d affaires in PR China 2003 02 11 2008 05 08 Valdir Mamede 2013 02 06 Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Brasilia Brazil no previous prelature See also EditList of Catholic dioceses in SerbiaReferences Edit Pius Bonifacius Gams Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae Leipzig 1931 p 417 Daniele Farlati Jacopo Coleti Illyricum Sacrum vol VIII Venezia 1817 pp 24 40 Jacques Zeiller Les origines chretiennes dans les provinces danubiennes de l empire romain Paris 1918 pp 158 159 Jacques Zeiller doubts the identification of this bishop Jacques Zeiller doubts the identification of this bishop Annuario Pontificio 2013 Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978 88 209 9070 1 p 936Sources and external links EditGCatholicBibliographyPius Bonifacius Gams Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae Leipzig 1931 p 417 Daniele Farlati Jacopo Coleti Illyricum Sacrum vol VIII Venice 1817 pp 24 40 Jacques Zeiller Les origines chretiennes dans les provinces danubiennes de l empire romain Paris 1918 pp 158 159 Michel Lequien Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus Paris 1740 vol II coll 313 314 Geoffrey Dunn The Letter of Innocent I to Marcian of Nis in Saint Emperor Constantine and Christianity vol I Nis 2013 pp 319 335 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naissus see 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