Titular Episcopal See of

Petinessus

Turkiye

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Titular Episcopal See

Name: Petinessus (latine) / Petinesso (Italiano) / Petinessen(sis) (Latin)

Location: in the district of Gihan-Beyli, pr. Galazia II, m. Pessinonte, Turkiye

History

Established as Titular Episcopal See of Petenissus (latine) / Petenisso (Italiano)
1925: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Petinissus (latine) / Petenisso (Italiano) / Petinisso (Italiano)
1929: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Petinessus (latine) / Petenisso (Italiano) / Petinesso (Italiano)
1933: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Petinessus (latine) / Petinesso (Italiano) / Petinessen(sis) (Latin)

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop:

vacant

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Bishop: Bishop Victor Frederick Foley, S.M. (later Archbishop) (1944.05.11 – 1966.06.21)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Gaspare Schotte (石揚休), C.I.C.M. (1931.12.14 – 1944.01.13)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Compton Theodore Galton, S.J. (1902.05.04 – 1931.04.10)

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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