Rhandus

The diocese of Rhandus is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in the Roman province of Mesopotamia. The bishopric was centered on the town of Tur Abdin (in southeast Turkey) and was subordinate to Dara.

The history of the Bishopric goes back to earliest episcopal activity in Roman Mesopotamia. Although Catholic interests are no longer active in the area, the Syriac Orthodox Church maintains churches and a number of Monasteries there.

List of Bishops

 * Juan Niccolai OFM  Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija ( Bolivia )   February 20, 1944   August 16, 1947
 * António Ferreira Gomes  Coadjutor Bishop of Portalegre ( Portugal )   January 15, 1948   July 6, 1949
 * Wilhelm Weskamm  Auxiliary Bishop in Paderborn ( Germany )   October 12, 1949   June 4, 1951
 * Paul-Léon-Jean Chevalier  Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans ( France )   August 21, 1951   May 4, 1959
 * January Wawrzyniec Kulik  Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź ( Poland )   July 15, 1959   October 27, 1995