Bosporus (see)

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Bosporus is a former bishopric in the Crimean city now called Kerch but remains a Latin Catholic titular archiepiscopal see.

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History

The diocese dates from pre-schism Byzantine rule, persisted under Khazars rule but faded.

Titular see

It was established in 1926 as a Titular archbishopric.

It is vacant, having the following Archiepiscopal (intermediary rank) incumbents :

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