Arad (see)
The titular episcopal see of Arad is a Roman Catholic titular see named after the ancient city of Arad (see Tel Arad).[1] Sources mention a 6th-century Bishop Stephan.[2]
History
The titular episcopal see of Arad is named for ancient Arad, which stood at the site of Tell 'Arad (Arabic) or Tel Arad (Hebrew), in the province of Palestina III, metropolinate of Petra[1] (see Archbishop of Petra and List of Catholic titular sees: Petra in Palaestina). The remains of ancient Arad[1] were excavated in the Negev in modern Israel, but apparently no remains from the relevant period have been discovered.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a titular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank[1] in 1725.
It is vacant[3] since 1969 after having had the following, often non-consecutive incumbents:
- Karol Poniński (1725–1727)[1]
- Caspar Adolph Schnernauer (1728–1733)[1]
- Franz Joseph Anton von Hahn (1734–1748)[1]
- Andrés Cano y Junquera (1748–1749)[4]
- Toussaint Duvernin (23 May 1757 – 1785)[3]
- Julio Maria Pecori (d'Ameno), Franciscan (Order of Friars Minor Reform, O.F.M. Ref; 1788–1796)[3]
- Friar Ignacy Houwalt (1804–1807)[1]
- Giovanni Domenico Rizzolati, Franciscans (O.F.M.) (1839–1862)[1]
- Pedro José Tordoya Montoya (1880–1881)[1]
- Augustine Kandathil (1911–1923) (later archbishop)[1]
- Pierre Aziz Ho (1924–1929)[1]
- Jacob Abraham Theophilos Kalapurakal (Feb.–June 1932)[1]
- Pierre-Marie Gourtay, Spiritans (C.S.Sp.) (1933–1944)[1]
- Vicente Roig y Villalba, Capuchins (O.F.M. Cap.) (1944–1969)[1]
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Arad (see) is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[5]
References
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- Back to citation "Arad". Encyklopedia katolicka (in Polish). Vol. 1 (A and Ω – Baptists). Scientific Society of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. 1995 [1973]. ISBN 83-86668-01-6. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 "Arad (Titular See), Aradensis: Past and Present Ordinaries". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- Back to citation "Bishops who are not Ordinaries: C… – CAQ…". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q624692
External links
- Arad at Catholic Encyclopedia (here via New Advent, accessed May 2025)