Bononia (titular see)
Bononia, once the residential episcopal see of the city of Bononia in Bulgaria, is a titular see of the Catholic Church.
History
The city of Bononia lay within the ancient Roman province of Dacia Ripensis. Under its present name of Vidin, it is part of Bulgaria.It was important enough to become a suffragan bishopric of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the provincial capital Raziaria.
The Latin adjective by which the diocese is referred to is Bononiensis.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Catholic titular bishopric of Bononia / Bononien.It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :
- Antoine Caillot as Coadjutor Bishop of Évreux ; next succeeded as Bishop of Évreux, died 1994
- John Burke as emeritate; previously Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla, only Bishop of Simla, restyled 'first' Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh
- José Julio Aguilar García as Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Escuintla ; later Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, died 1999
- Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla as last Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa, President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua ; promoted first Bishop of Juigalpa, died 2007
- James Moriarty as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Dublin ; later Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
- Milan Šášik, Vincentians as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians ; next succeeded as Eparch of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians
- John J. McIntyre, as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Philadelphia .