Coela
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Coela (or Cœla, even Cela) was a Roman city[1] and bishopric in the province of Europa[2] and is now a Latin Catholic titular see[3].
History
The site of the Ancient city is at modern Kilya, in European Turkey. It was import enough to become a bishopric, suffragan of the Metropolitan of Perinthus, the archbishopric in the capital of the Roman province of Europa.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1937 as a Latin titular bishopric of the lowest (episcopal) rank.
It is vacant, having has had the following incumbents, mostly secular priests :
- Joseph Walsh (1937.12.16 – 1940.01.16), Auxiliary Bishop of Tuam (Ireland) (1937.12.16 – 1940.01.16), later Metropolitan Archbishop of the same Tuam (1940.01.16 – 1969.01.31), later Titular Archbishop of Tubernuca (1969.01.31 – 1972.06.20)
- George Joseph Donnelly (1940.03.19 – 1946.11.09)
- Cândido Bento Maria Penso, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1947.06.19 – 1957.01.17)
- Francesco Ricceri (1957.03.16 – 1961.05.15)
- João Batista Marchesi, Salesians (S.D.B.) (1962.05.21 – 1980.06.03)
See also
References
- ^ "Thrace, Coela - Ancient Greek Coins - WildWinds.com". www.wildwinds.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ A.H.M. Jones. The Cities of the Eastern Roman Provinces.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Callipolis". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
