Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ohrid

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ohrid (also Archdiocese of Achrida, Archdiocese of Ochrida or Archdiocese of Acrida, Latin: Achridanus seu Ochridanus) was a Latin Catholic archdiocese, suppressed in the 1700s, [1] [2] and is now a titular see, at modern Ohrid in North Macedonia. [3]

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History

Ancient Achrida, in the Roman province of Epirus Novus, was the capital of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Ohrid, which became Orthodox.

Among its suffragans was the Diocese of Bela and the Diocese of Tzernicus (in Epirus).

In 1300 or 1320, [2] a new Latin Catholic archdiocese was founded. It was suppressed in 1700, [2] but would have two Catholic successor titular archbishoprics.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite; ?incomplete)

Residential Metropolitan Archbishops of Ohrid

Titular Metropolitan Archbishoprics

Latin Titular see

At its suppression in 1700, the former Latin residential archdiocese became a Latin Catholic titular archbishopric of the highest (Metropolitan) rank.

It is vacant, having had the following incumbents, all of the fitting archiepiscopal rank (and Latin, except the first) :

Armenian Titular see

In 1911, an Armenian Catholic (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) Metropolitan titular archbishopric was also established.

It was suppressed in 1928, having had only one incumbent :

See also

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References

  1. "Archdiocese of Achrida (Ochrida)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016[ self-published source ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Titular Metropolitan See of Acrida" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
  3. Ánnuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN   978-88-209-9070-1), p. 1010
  4. "Archbishop Raphael Levacovich, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 27, 2016[ self-published source ]