Phatanus
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Phatanus was a city and
Egypt, which remains a Latin Church titular see. The titular see has also been held by one Coptic Catholic
auxiliary eparch.
History
The city, near modern El-Batanu or El-Batnu, was important enough in the Late
Patriarchate of Alexandria
. Later it faded.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored Latin Church titular see of the episcopal (lowest) rank under the name of Phatanus (Latine), Phatanen(sis) (Latin adjective) or Fatano (Curiate Italian).
It is vacant since decades, having had only two incumbents, so far of the fitting episcopal rank, including one
Eastern Catholic
:
- Jean Wolff, Titular Archbishop of Gummi in Byzacena(1967.04.13 – 1971.05.24)
- Youhanna Nueir, Assiut of the Copts(once Lycopolis, Egypt) (1965.03.26 – retired 1990.03.20)