Andropolis, Egypt


Andropolis was an Ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

History

Andropolis, identified with modern Kherbeta is present Egypt, was important enough in the Roman province of Aegyptus Primus to become a suffragan of its Metropolitan, the patriarchate of Alexandria, but the see faded like most, plausibly at the advent of Islam.
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of Andropolis / Andropoli / Andropolitan.
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :