Eluza

Eluza is a former Ancient city and bishopric in Asia Minor, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

For the fictional character, see List of characters in Gall Force

Its site is at the modern Acemlar, in Anatolia (Asian Turkey).

History

Eluza was important enough in the late Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana Prima to become a suffragan of Laodicea in Phrygia (Laodicea on the Lycus), the Metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded like most.

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Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of Eluza (Latin = Curiate Italian), Latin adjective Eluzan (US).

It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :

• Raimundo de Castro e Silva (1950.06.17 – 1954.11.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Teresina (Brazil) (1950.06.17 – 1954.11.17); later Bishop of Oeiras (Brazil) (1954.11.17 – 1957.11.09), then Titular Bishop of Uzalis (1957.11.09 – 1991.08.02) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1957.11.09 – death 1991.08.02)
• Lawrence Frederik Schott (1956.03.01 – death 1963.03.11) as Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1956.03.01 – 1963.03.11)
• Nivaldo Monte (1963.04.25 – 1967.09.06) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Aracaju (Brazil) (1963.04.25 – 1967.09.06) and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Archdiocese of Natal (Brazil) (1965 – 1967.09.06), later succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (1967.09.06 – 1988.04.06).

Sources and references

• GCatholic - data for all sections