Attanasus
Attanus was a Roman city and bishopric in Asia Minor and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
The Ancient city of Attananus, near modern Aydan, was important enough in the Roman province of Phrygia Prima to become a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishop of its capital Laodicea on the Lycus, but faded.Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a titular bishopric, no later than 1952, under the names Attanasus / Attanaso.It is vacant since decades, having had only two incumbents, both of the fitting Episcopal rank :
- Lawrence Pullen Hardman, Montfort Missionaries , later last Apostolic Vicar of Zomba , promoted first Bishop of Zomba, emeritate as Titular Bishop of Cenculiana, died 1996
- Joseph Albert Malula, as Auxiliary Bishop of Léopoldville , succeeded as last Metropolitan Archbishop of Léopoldville, restyled first Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, created Cardinal-priest of Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica, President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.