Titular Archiepiscopal See of

Paltus

Syria

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Titular Archiepiscopal See

Name: Paltus (latine) / Palto (Italiano) / Palten(us) (Latin)

Location: Belde-el-Melek, pr. Siria I, Syria

History

Established as Titular Episcopal See of Paltos (latine) / Palto (Italiano)
1925: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Paltus (latine) / Palto (Italiano) / Palten(us) (Latin)
1929: Promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Paltus (latine) / Palto (Italiano) / Palten(us) (Latin)

Titular Archbishop

Titular Archbishop:

vacant

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Maximilien de Fürstenberg (later Cardinal) (1949.03.14 – 1967.06.26)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop James Francis McIntyre (later Cardinal) (1946.07.20 – 1948.02.07)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Próspero Maria Gustavo Bernardi, O.S.M. (1919.12.15 – 1944.02.01)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Efrem Giesen (申永福), O.F.M. (1902.07.18 – 1919.08.06)

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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