Lunda (Asia Minor)
- For namesakes, see Lunda - especially Mission sui iuris of Lunda (Mlundi) in Angola
Lunda is a former Ancient Roman city and bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in Asia Minor (Asian Turkey).
History
The Ancient city in the Roman province of Phrygia Prima (Pacatiana) was important enough to become a suffragan bishopric of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Laodicea (on the Lycus).
No ordinary seems to be recorded.
It faded.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a titular bishopric in 1926.
It is vacant, having had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
- John Francis Norton (1926.03.08 – 1928.04.09)
- Bishop-elect Martino Meulenberg, Montfort Missionaries (S.M.M.) (1929.05.30 – 1929.06.28)
- Joseph Henry Albers (1929.12.16 – 1937.08.04)
- George John Rehring (1937.08.06 – 1950.07.16)
- Luís António Palha Teixeira, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1951.02.20 – 1981.08.21)
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