Ancyra (Catholic titular see) explained

The Archdiocese of Ancyra (Latin: Archidioecesis Ancyrana) is a suppressed titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^{[1] [2]} It was established in the 17th century as the Catholic counterpart to the Orthodox residential see, the Metropolis of Ancyra,^{[3] [4]} which existed until the early 20th century at Ankara, in Turkey. The see has been vacant since 24 May 1976.

Titular bishops

• Cesare Nardi, (1 July 1622 - 1633 deceased)
• Fernand Palma d'Artois,(17 September 1696 - 4 January 1700)
• Raimondo Gallani, (January 19, 1708 - March 23, 1722)
• Giusto Fontanini (September 5, 1725 - April 17, 1736)
• Gaetano Calvani (November 20, 1747 - 1757)
• Angelo Maria Durini (22 December 1766 - 28 April 1796)
• Giovanni Marchetti (September 26, 1814 - November 15, 1829)
• Mariano Báguena Varona (September 30, 1831 - July 15, 1837)
• Stefano Scerra (April 10, 1851 - January 20, 1859)
• Vincenzo Spaccapietra, (12 September 1859 - April 8, 1862)
• Giacomo Cattani (March 16, 1868 - September 19, 1879)
• Fidel Sutter, (August 2, 1881 - August 30, 1883)
• Giovanni Cirino (November 8, 1884 - May 12, 1896)
• Giulio Vaccaro (November 30, 1896 - March 24, 1898)
• Giacomo Merizzi (28 November 1898 - August 21, 1902)
• Giulio Tonti (August 23, 1902 - December 6, 1915)
• Pellegrino Francesco Stagni, (January 1, 1916 - September 23, 1918)
• Michele Zezza (July 3, 1919 - April 4, 1923)
• Oreste Giorgi (April 26, 1924 - April 27, 1924)
• Gaetano Cicognani (January 11, 1925 - January 12, 1953)
• Opilio Rossi (21 November 1953 - May 24, 1976)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ancyra (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy].
2. [Gaetano Moroni]
3. C. Karalevsky, v. Ancyre - Métropole grecque, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. II, Paris 1914, col. 1538-1543.
4. [Michel Le Quien]