Chersonesus in Europa
Chersonesus in Europa was an Ancient city and bishopric and is now a Latin Catholic titular see in Turkish Thrace, near modern Hexamili.
History
Hereclea was important enough in the Roman province of Europa to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Perinthus's Metropolitan Archbishopric. Yet it would fade.Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric in 1933.It is vacant since decades, having had only these two consecutive incumbents :
- Carlos María Cafferata, as Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, later Bishop of San Luis as Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, later Bishop of Villarrica, President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council, President of Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción