Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ohrid

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ohrid was a Latin Catholic archdiocese, and is now a titular see, at modern Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia.

History

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Ancient Achrida, in the Roman province of Epirus Novus, was its capital and Metropolitan Archbishopric, but became Orthodox, actually thrice. Among its suffragans was the Diocese of Bela (in Bosnia).

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

Episcopal Ordinaries

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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

References

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