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Rusibisir is an ancient city and former diocese in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

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History

Rusibisir was located in the region of Tiza in modern Algeria. It was important enough to become a suffragan diocese of provincial capital Caesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan Archbishopric.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin titular see and since has five near-consecutive Latin incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank with a single (archiepiscopal) exception.

  • Léon-Théobald Delaere, Capuchins (O.F.M. Cap.) (1967.08.03 – 1976.09.14)
  • Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1977.05.24 – 1981.11.19) as Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1977.05.24 – 1981.11.19); later Bishop of Metuchen (USA) (1981.11.19 – 1986.05.30), Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA) (1986.05.30 – 2000.11.21), Ecclesiastical Superior of the Missio sui iuris of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands) (1998.10.17 – 2000.11.21), Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (2000.11.21 – 2006.05.16), created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (2001.02.21 [2001.06.28] – ...)
  • Titular Archbishop Ivan Dias (1982.05.08 – 1996.11.08) as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio (papal diplomatic envoy) to Benin (1982.05.08 – 1987.06.20), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana (1982.05.08 – 1987.06.20), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Togo (1982.05.08 – 1987.06.20), Apostolic Nuncio (papal ambassador) to Korea (1987.06.20 – 1991.01.16), Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (1991.01.16 – 1996.11.08) & Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania of the Albanese (Albania) (1992 – 1996.11.08); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (Mumbai) (India) (1996.11.08 – 2006.05.20), created Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella (2001.02.21 [2001.06.03] – ...), Prefect of the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2006.05.20 – 2011.05.10), President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious (2006.05.20 – 2011.05.10), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University (2006.05.20 – 2011.05.10)
  • Daniel Caro Borda (2000.07.21 – 2003.08.06)
  • Martin David Holley (2004.05.18 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (D.C.)
  • References

    Rusibisir Wikipedia