titular see

noun

Definitions

  1. An episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer…

    An episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer functions.

    • Most titular sees are defunct dioceses from the Roman empire days, mainly in presently mainly Muslim countries: Turkey, the Levant and Northern Africa

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