Bageis
Bageis (
Name
The name of the city appears in the form Bageis (in the genitive plural case of the name of its inhabitants, ΒΑΓΝΩΝ or ΒΑΓΗΝΩΝ) on its coins, but Bagis is the form given in the
Location
Inscriptions uncovered by Keppel place the ancient town near
Ecclesiastical history
The episcopal
The acts of the
Bagis must have disappeared as a residential see during the
No longer a residential bishopric, Bagis is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[8] a list of titular bishops includes:
- St. Francesco Antonio Domenico Fogolla, (28 Jun 1898 Appointed - 9 Jul 1900)
- Joaquim Silvério de Souza † (16 Nov 1901 Appointed - 17 May 1905)Bishop of Diamantina.
- Celestin Ibáñez y Aparicio,(12 Apr 1911 - 11 Apr 1946) Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan])
- Jorge Marcos de Oliveira (3 Aug 1946 Appointed - 26 Jul 1954, Sao Paulo
- Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña (1 Dec 1954 Appointed - 19 Jan 1957, Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
- Albert Sanschagrin, (12 Aug 1957 - 13 Jun 1967) Québec)
- José Afonso Ribeiro, (29 Jan 1979 Appointed - 6 Jul 1988, Prelate of Borba, Amazonas)
- João Evangelista Martins Terra (17 Aug 1988 Appointed - )
References
- ^ a b c d e Raymond Janin, v. Bagé, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. VI, 1932, col. 201
- ^ a b c d Sophrone Pétridès, "Bageis" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1907)
- ^ Wildwinds.com - Ancient coins from Bageis[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Harnack, Mission und Ausbreitung des Christentums in den ersten drei Jahrhunderten, p. 486
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Bageis".
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 845
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bage". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.