List of titular sees (L-M)
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This is an incomplete list of titular see
s of the Roman Catholic Church
. There are over 2,000 titular sees.
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
s of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. There are over 2,000 titular sees.
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- LabicumLabiciLabici or Labicum was an ancient city of Latium, lying in the territory of the modern Monte Compatri, about 20 km SE from Rome, on the northern slopes of the Alban Hills...
- LacedaemoniaLacedaemoniaLacedaemonia may mean:*Laconia, a modern prefecture of Greece*The ancient region of Greece of the same name; see Laconia *Lacedaemonia, the name borne by the city of Sparta from Late Antiquity to the 19th century....
- Lacubaza
- Lagania
- LaginaLaginaLagina is an ancient cult site of important archaeological and touristic value dating from the Carian period and extended under the Seleucid kings that is situated in southwestern Turkey and which is famous for its Hekate Sanctuary...
- La ImperialLa Imperial, ChileLa Imperial or Ciudad Imperial was a city founded by Pedro de Valdivia on April 16, 1552 and named in honor of the Emperor Charles V. It was abandoned on April 5, 1600 and destroyed as a result of the Mapuche Uprising of 1598 during the War of Arauco. The ruins were called Antigua Imperial...
- Lamasba
- LambaesisLambaesisLambaesis, or Lambaesa, is a Roman ruin in Algeria, southeast of Batna and west of Timgad, located next to the modern village of Tazoult.-Remains:...
- Lambiridi
- Lamdia
- LamiaLamia (city)Lamia is a city in central Greece. The city has a continuous history since antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region .-Name:...
- Lamiggiga
- Lamphua
- LampsacusLampsacusLampsacus was an ancient Greek city strategically located on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. An inhabitant of Lampsacus was called a Lampsacene. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of Lapseki.-Ancient history:...
- Lamsorti
- LamusAntiochia LamotisAntiochia Lamotis or Antiochia in Isauria is a Hellenistic city in Cilicia, Anatolia at the mouth of Lamos river. The site is on the coast a few km southwest of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. During Roman times, it was capital of the Lamotis Region, Cilicia....
- Lamzella
- Laodicea ad LibanumLaodicea ad LibanumLaodicea ad Libanum – ), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria. The city is mentioned by...
- Laodicea CombustaLaodicea CombustaLaodicea or Laodicea Combusta – ), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Laodikeia Katakekaumenê and Λαοδίκεια Κεκαυμένη; later Claudiolaodicea – was a Hellenistic city in central Anatolia, in the region of Pisidia; its site is currently occupied by Ladik, Konya Province,...
- Laodicea in PhrygiaLaodicea on the LycusLaodicea on the Lycus was the ancient metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana , built on the river Lycus , in Anatolia near the modern village of Eskihisar , Denizli Province,...
- Larissensis in Thessalia
- LeadRoman Catholic Diocese of Lead, South DakotaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Lead in South Dakota was created on August 4, 1902 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese covered the portion of South Dakota west of the Missouri River, a region sometimes known as West River...
- LeavenworthRoman Catholic Diocese of LeavenworthThe Diocese of Leavenworth was created on May 22, 1877, by Pope Pius IX. On May 10, 1947, the diocese was renamed for what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. In 1995, the Diocese of Leavenworth was restored as a titular see....
- Lesvi
- LeteLeteLete was an ancient city in Mygdonia, Macedon and Roman Catholic titular see in Macedonia . As Liti, it is a town in the northern suburbs of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece...
- LindisfarneBishop of Lindisfarne (modern)In 1970 the Catholic Church revived the Saxon title of Bishop of Lindisfarne, assigning it as a titular see with the two titular bishops who have served so far, functioning as auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Westminster .* Victor Guazzelli...
- LinoeLinoeLinoë is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Bithynia Secunda.-History:It is known only from the Notitiae Episcopatuum which mention it as late as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries as a suffragan of the archbishopric of Nicaea...
- Lipara
- Lititza
- LitomyslLitomyšlLitomyšl is a town and municipality in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. The chateau complex in the town centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-History:...
- Litterae
- Livias
- Lizicus
- LundaLundaLunda may refer to:* Lunda Empire incorporating the Lunda Kingdom* Lunda language * Lunda people , speaking Chilunda and living in southern DR Congo, eastern Angola and the North-Western Province of Zambia; also called the Western Lunda to distinguish them from:—* Eastern Lunda or Kazembe-Lunda, a...
-- see Joseph H. AlbersJoseph H. AlbersJoseph H. Albers D.D. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1929 at the age of 38, he was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, making him one of the youngest Roman Catholic bishops in the country. He continued in this role until he was assigned to establish the new Diocese of Lansing, Michigan... - LyddaLyddaLydda can refer to:*Lod, also named Lydda*Exodus from Lydda and Ramla, the Palestinian exodus from the city in July 1948...
- LyrbeLyrbaLyrba is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Pamphylia Prima.-History:It is only known by its coins and the mention made of it by Dionysius, Perieg. 858, Ptolemy, V, 5, S, and Hierocles...
- LystraLystraLystra was a city in what is now modern Turkey. It is mentioned five times in the New Testament. It was visited a few times by the Apostle Paul, along with Barnabas or Silas.-Location:...