The Diocese of Tiflis was a short-lived (1329–56) Roman Catholic bishopric in
Transcaucasia, with its seat in the present
Tbilisi (capital of
Georgia), which was suppressed but turned into a Latin
titular see until its ultimate suppression.
History
It was established on 9 August 1329 as the Diocese of Tiflis ( la, Tephlisen(sis) or ''Tiphlitana''), without a direct precursor. No residential incumbent was available.
It was suppressed in 1356 without any direct successor, but immediately turned into a Latin
Titular bishopric of the same name, Tiflis.
It was again suppressed in about 1800, even as a titular see, having had the following incumbents, of the appropriate episcopal (lowest) rank with a single archiepiscopal exception, also the only secular priest:
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Heinrich Vuyst
Heinrich Vuyst, O.F.M. or Heinrich Wust (died 1468) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1462–1468). ,
Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (24 December 1462 – death in 1468) as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Paderborn (31 December 1462 – 1468)
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Johannes Ymminck
Johannes Ymminck, O.S.A. (died 14 April 1493) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1469–1493) and Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (1472–1484).
Biography
Johannes Ymminck was ordained a priest in the Order ...
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Augustinians
Augustinians are members of Christian religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo. There are two distinct types of Augustinians in Catholic religious orders dating back to the 12th–13 ...
(O.E.S.A.) (10 July 1469 – 14 April 1493), first as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (10 July 1469 – 1472), then as Auxiliary Bishop of
Münster (1472 – retired 1484); died 1493
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Albert Engel, O.F.M. (18 April 1493 – death on 18 November 1500) as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (18 April 1493 – 18 November 1500)
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Johannes Schneider, O.F.M. (19 April 1507 – death on 27 March 1551) as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (19 April 1507 – 27 March 1551)
* ''Titular Archbishop Stephanus Autandil (24 May 1785 – death on 6 December 1794), no actual prelature.''
Sources and external links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiflis, Catholic Diocese
Catholic titular sees in Europe