Titular Archiepiscopal See of

Amastris

Turkiye

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Titular Archiepiscopal See

Name: Amastris (latine) / Amastri (Italiano) / Amastrian(us) (Latin)

Location: Amasra, pr. Paflagonia, Turkiye

History

Established as Titular Episcopal See of Amastris (latine) / Amastri (Italiano) / Amastrian(us) (Latin)
1932: Promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Amastris (latine) / Amastri (Italiano) / Amastrian(us) (Latin)

Titular Archbishop

Titular Archbishop:

vacant

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Teopisto Valderrama Alberto (1959.09.07 – 1965.04.06)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Basile Ephrem Hykary (1936.07.22 – 1958.02.09)
Titular Bishop: Bishop John Joseph O’Gorman, C.S.Sp. (1903.09.14 – 1935.04.13)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Antonio Maria Roveggio, F.S.C.I. (1895.02.08 – 1902.05.02)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Michael Francis Howley (later Archbishop) (1892.04.28 – 1895.01.05)

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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