Most titular sees are defunct dioceses from the Roman empire days, mainly in presently mainly Muslim countries: Turkey, the Levant and Northern Africa
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Titular see — A titular see in the Roman Catholic Church is a Diocese or Archdiocese that now exists in title only. It is led by a titular bishop or Archbishop, a bishop who is not a diocesan ordinary but either an official of the Holy See, an auxiliary bishop … Wikipedia
Titular See of Phocaea — Phocæa † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Phocæa A titular see in Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. The town of Phocæa was founded in the eleventh century B. C. by colonists from Phocidia led by two Athenians. They settled first on a small island on … Catholic encyclopedia
Titular See of Philadelphia — Philadelphia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philadelphia A titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardes. The city was founded by Philadelphus, King of Pergamon (159 38 B. C.), in the vicinity of Callatebus on the left bank of the Cogamus… … Catholic encyclopedia
Titular see of Bethlehem — Bishop of Bethlehem redirects here. For modern bishops and dioceses of this name in the USA and South Africa, see Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem and Roman Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem. The See or Diocese of Bethlehem was a diocese in the Roman… … Wikipedia
Dolia (titular see) — Titular see of Dolia Doliensis Location Country Italy Territory Sardinia … Wikipedia
Chalcedon (titular see) — Chalcedon (Italian Calcedonia) is a Catholic titular see, having the status of archdiocese.[1] During the seventeenth century, the title Bishop of Chalcedon was officially given to the Roman Catholic Bishop of England after 1623. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Polystylum, Titular See of — Polystylum † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Polystylum A titular see of Macedonia Secunda, suffragan of Philippi. When Philippi was made a metropolitan see Polystylum was one of its suffragans (Le Quien, Oriens christ. , II, 65). It figures… … Catholic encyclopedia
Roskilde (titular see) — Roskilde (Italian Roeskilde, Roschildia) is a Catholic titular see. The former see, suppressed in the sixteenth century, was Roskilde in Denmark. [ [http://www.catholic hierarchy.org/diocese/d2r52.html Roskilde (Titular See) [Catholic Hierarchy ] … Wikipedia
Hebron (titular see) — Hebron is a Catholic titular see; it was a medieval episcopal see during the Crusader period.HistoryEusebius [Onomast., s. v. ’Arbó.] (fourth century) calls Hebron merely as a large hamlet. It contains the tomb of the patriarchs, mentioned by… … Wikipedia
Allegheny (titular see) — The Diocese of Allegheny is a titular see in the Roman Catholic Church. The first titular bishop was appointed to this see on 29 October 1971. In Latin, the see is known as Dioecesis Alleghenensis . The see was created from the Diocese of… … Wikipedia
