Catholic archdiocese of Ephesus
Roman Catholic titular see
The Catholic Archdiocese of Ephesus is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church (in Latin: Archidioecesis Ephesina). It is the Catholic counterpart of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Ephesus, which is a titular bishopric under Patriarchate of Constantinople (in Greek: Μητρόπολις Εφέσου; Mitrópolis Efesou).
History
Both the Catholic and Orthodox churches lay claim to the ancient bishopric founded in the 1st century by Saint Timothy.
Beginning in the 14th century, Ephesus was one of the archbishopric claimed by the Catholic Church, due in part to the Catholic Church involvement in the east Mediterranean.
The first known bishop was Franciscan named Corrado (fl1318) whom Le Quien called vir doctus et in linguis orientalis versatus.
On several occasions the bishopric was attributed to bishops who later became cardinals. The last Catholic holder was Giovanni Enrico Boccella, emeritus bishop of Smyrna, who died on 22 May 1992.
Catholic Bishops
Corrado, O.F.M. † (July 5, 1318 - unknown)
Raimondo Stefano, O.P. † (July 9, 1322 -unknown)
Guglielmo, (June 16, 1349 -unknown)
Giovanni di Perugia, (November 17, 1402 -unknown)
Federico Mons, (January 2, 1411 -?)
Luca Borsciani Cybo, (September 1522 - 1523)
Pierre de Villars † (1 July 1613 - January 18, 1626)
Vitalis de L'Estang (February 9, 1615 - August 11, 1621.
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