Hierapolis in Syria

History

• Established as Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis (latine) / Gerapoli (Italiano)
• 1926: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis (latine) / Gerapoli di Siria (Italiano)
• 1933: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis in Syria (latine) / Gerapoli di Siria (Italiano) / Hierapolitan(us) in Syria Syrorum (Latin)

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop (2020.03.28 – ...):

Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan (44) Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)

Former Titular Bishops

• Titular Archbishop:  Archbishop Clément Georges Schelhoth (1978.09.04 – 1991.10.04)
• Titular Bishop:  Bishop Eustathe Joseph Mounayer (later Archbishop) (1971.05.10 – 1978.09.04)
• Titular Archbishop:  Archbishop Athanase Ignace Nuri (1908 – 1946.11.09)
• Titular Archbishop:  Patriarch Andrés de Oviedo, S.J. (1555.01.23 – 1577.06.29)