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Ancient city
Algiza is a former ancient city (under the name
Argiza) and bishopric in Asia Minor, now a Latin Catholic
titular see.
Its modern location is Baliapasakov in Asian
Turkey.
History
Algiza was important enough in the Late
Roman province of
Asia Prima to be a
suffragan of its capital
Ephesus's Metropolitan Archbishop, but faded.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic
titular bishopric, first under the name Argiza, since 1929 renamed Algiza.
It is vacant, having had the following 20th-century incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank except the last of archiepiscopal (intermediary) rank :
- Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore (戴夏德),
Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1928.05.18 – 1932.04.10)
-
Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta (1932.07.29 – 1935.12.19) as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Diamantina (Brazil) (1932.07.29 – 1935.12.19), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1935.12.19 – 1944.08.13), Metropolitan Archbishop of
São Paulo (Brazil) (1944.08.13 – 1964.04.18), created
Cardinal-Priest of
S. Pancrazio (1946.02.22 – 1982.09.18), President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1952 – 1958),
Apostolic Administrator of
Aparecida (Brazil) (1958.04.19 – 1964.04.18), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (1964.04.18 – 1982.09.18), Apostolic Administrator of
Lorena (Brazil) (1970 – 1971.11.03),
Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1977.08.02 – 1982.09.18)
- Auguste-Maurice Clément (1936.03.02 – 1939.03.03)
- Ignacio de Alba y Hernández (1939.04.29 – 1949.06.30)
- John Patrick Kavanagh (1949.07.14 – 1957.12.26)
- Titular Archbishop
Mario Brini (1961.10.14 – death 1995.12.09), as papal diplomat:
Apostolic Delegate to Indochina (1959 – 1962),
Apostolic Internuncio to United Arab Republic (1962 – 1965), Secretary of
Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1965 – 1982)
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