Algiza
Algiza is a former ancient city and bishopric in Asia Minor, now a Latin Catholic titular see.
Its modern location is Baliapasakov in Asian Turkey.
History
Algiza was important enough in the Late Roman province of Asia Prima to be a suffragan of its capital Ephesus's Metropolitan Archbishop, but faded.Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric, first under the name Argiza, since 1929 renamed Algiza.It is vacant, having had the following 20th-century incumbents, of the lowest rank except the last of archiepiscopal rank :
- Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore, Friars Minor
- Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta as Auxiliary Bishop of Diamantina, later Metropolitan Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio, President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, Apostolic Administrator of Aparecida, succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida, Apostolic Administrator of Lorena, Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals
- Auguste-Maurice Clément
- Ignacio de Alba y Hernández
- John Patrick Kavanagh
- Titular Archbishop Mario Brini, as papal diplomat: Apostolic Delegate to Indochina, Apostolic Internuncio to United Arab Republic, Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches