In 1929, the diocese was nominally restored as a Latin
titular archbishopric of the highest (Metropolitan) rank.
It is vacant since decades, having had the following archiepiscopal incumbents:[3]
Constantino Ajutti (1925.05.28 – death 1928.07.29) as papal diplomat:
Apostolic Delegate (below embassy level) to (then French)
Indochina (1925.05.28 – 1928.07.29)
William Mark Duke (1928.08.10 – 1931.10.05) as
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Vancouver (British Columbia,
Canada) (1928.08.10 – 1931.10.05), later succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (1931.10.05 – 1964.03.11), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of
Seleucia in Isauria (1964.03.11 – 1971.08.31)
Jacques Leen,
Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.) (1933.08.01 – death 1949.12.19), as personal promotion and on emeritate as former Titular Bishop of
Hippo Diarrhytus (1925.07.15 – 1926.04.16) and
Coadjutor Bishop of
Port-Louis (
Mauritius) (1925.07.15 – 1926.04.16), succeeding as Bishop of Port-Louis (1926.04.16 – 1949.12.19), then
Archbishop ad personam (1933.08.01 – 1949.12.19)
Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen (尚唯善),
Paris Foreign Missions Society (M.E.P.) (1950.10.24 – death 1953.08.28); emeritate as former Titular Bishop of
Tremithus (1926.02.16 – 1946.04.11) and last
Apostolic Vicar of
Chongqing 重慶 (
China) (1926.02.16 – 1946.04.11) promoted as first Metropolitan Archbishop of Chongqing 重慶 (1946.04.11 – 1950.10.24)
Henri Audrain (1954.02.03 – 1955.03.02) as
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Auch (
France) (1954.02.03 – 1955.03.02), succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Auch (1955.03.02 – 1968.04.16), emeritate as
Titular Archbishop of
Mimiana (1968.04.16 – resigned 1970.12.10), died 1982; previously Titular Bishop of
Arsinoë in Arcadia (1938.10.22 – 1954.02.03) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Versailles (France) (1938.10.22 – 1954.02.03)
Arturo Mery Beckdorf (1955.04.20 – death 1976.05.28), first as
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Santiago (
Chile) (1955.04.20 – 1961.05.14), then as Auxiliary Bishop of
La Serena (Chile) (1961.05.14 – 1963), next as Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena (1963 – 1976.05.28); previously Titular Bishop of
Parnassus (1941.03.22 – 1944.07.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Antofagasta (Chile) (1941.03.22 – 1944.07.29)
In 1929, the diocese was nominally restored as a Latin
titular archbishopric of the highest (Metropolitan) rank.
It is vacant since decades, having had the following archiepiscopal incumbents:[3]
Constantino Ajutti (1925.05.28 – death 1928.07.29) as papal diplomat:
Apostolic Delegate (below embassy level) to (then French)
Indochina (1925.05.28 – 1928.07.29)
William Mark Duke (1928.08.10 – 1931.10.05) as
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Vancouver (British Columbia,
Canada) (1928.08.10 – 1931.10.05), later succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (1931.10.05 – 1964.03.11), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of
Seleucia in Isauria (1964.03.11 – 1971.08.31)
Jacques Leen,
Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.) (1933.08.01 – death 1949.12.19), as personal promotion and on emeritate as former Titular Bishop of
Hippo Diarrhytus (1925.07.15 – 1926.04.16) and
Coadjutor Bishop of
Port-Louis (
Mauritius) (1925.07.15 – 1926.04.16), succeeding as Bishop of Port-Louis (1926.04.16 – 1949.12.19), then
Archbishop ad personam (1933.08.01 – 1949.12.19)
Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen (尚唯善),
Paris Foreign Missions Society (M.E.P.) (1950.10.24 – death 1953.08.28); emeritate as former Titular Bishop of
Tremithus (1926.02.16 – 1946.04.11) and last
Apostolic Vicar of
Chongqing 重慶 (
China) (1926.02.16 – 1946.04.11) promoted as first Metropolitan Archbishop of Chongqing 重慶 (1946.04.11 – 1950.10.24)
Henri Audrain (1954.02.03 – 1955.03.02) as
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Auch (
France) (1954.02.03 – 1955.03.02), succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Auch (1955.03.02 – 1968.04.16), emeritate as
Titular Archbishop of
Mimiana (1968.04.16 – resigned 1970.12.10), died 1982; previously Titular Bishop of
Arsinoë in Arcadia (1938.10.22 – 1954.02.03) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Versailles (France) (1938.10.22 – 1954.02.03)
Arturo Mery Beckdorf (1955.04.20 – death 1976.05.28), first as
Coadjutor Archbishop of
Santiago (
Chile) (1955.04.20 – 1961.05.14), then as Auxiliary Bishop of
La Serena (Chile) (1961.05.14 – 1963), next as Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena (1963 – 1976.05.28); previously Titular Bishop of
Parnassus (1941.03.22 – 1944.07.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Antofagasta (Chile) (1941.03.22 – 1944.07.29)