Roman Catholic Diocese of Gabala
The Titular Archbishopric of Gabala, formerly the Diocese of Gabala, is a titular archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church named for its former see, the city of Jableh, in present-day Syria.
Greek bishopric
No later than the 4th century, Gabala became a bishopric in the Roman province of Syria Prima, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seleucia Pieria. Later it was raised to a Byzantine autocephalous Archbishopric, remaining within the sway of the original Patriarchate of Antioch, apparently until the Muslims conquered all Syria. Holders of the bishopric included:- Zoilus
- Severus
- Domninus
- Severianus
- Maras
- Pietro/Peter
- Giovanni/John
- Romanus
- Germanus
Latin bishopric
When the Crusaders conquered Gabala, it became a Latin bishopric in the Principality of Antioch, one of the Crusader States, until its capture by Saladin in 1189 during the Third Crusade, apparently under the Latin Patriarchate of Antioch. Holders of the see included:- William/Guglielmo
- Hugo/Ugo
- V.
- Radulfo
- Gualterio di Calabria, Dominican Order
Latin titular see
No later than the 16th century the diocese was nominally restored as Latin Titular Bishopric of Gabala. It has had the following incumbents, of the episcopal rank:- Juan Martín as Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell
- Alfonso de Villasancta, Friars Minor as Auxiliary Bishop of Urgell
- Bertrand Reydellet, Paris Foreign Missions Society first as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking, then succeeding as Apostolic Vicar of Western Tonking
- Viktor von der heiligen Maria Schwaiger, Teresian Carmelites as Apostolic Vicar of Great Mogul
- James Duggan as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Saint Louis ; later Bishop of Chicago, died 1999
- Patrick Dorrian as Coadjutor Bishop of Down and Connor ; later succeeded as Bishop of Down and Connor
- Jules Lepley, M.E.P. as Apostolic Vicar of Southern Szechwan 南四川
- Jacobus Glazer Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Przemyśl
- Alain Guynot de Boismenu, Sacred Heart Missionaries first as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of New Guinea, succeeding as Vicar Apostolic of New Guinea and restyled first Vicar Apostolic of Papua ; later 'promoted' on emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade
- Ignazio Mobarak
- Vivian Anthony Dyer
- Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, Holy Ghost Fathers Ricardo Lingan Baccay
- Archbishop-elect Santiago De Wit Guzmán, as papal diplomat : Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic