Austrian historian
Karl Patsch's opinion that the provincial assembly of
Moesia Superior sat at Remesiana, based upon the fact that some inscriptions were discovered, "inaugurated between 202 and 209 by
Ulpiana in honour of
Septimius Severus and
Julia Augusta,"[1] is not correct.
One can see in a recently discovered inscription of identical content[2] that these inscriptions were inaugurated in 202. However, that year Septimius Severus returned from the east to Rome and probably passed through Remesiana and on that occasion the inscriptions were inaugurated.
Remesiana is also a
Roman Catholictitular see[4] since circa 1890, when the diocese as nominally restored as Latin
titular bishopric of Remesiana (Latin = Curiate Italian) / Remesianen(sis) (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :
Federico Melendro Gutiérrez (梅耿光),
Jesuits (S.J.) (born Spain) (1930.02.14 – 1946.04.11) as only
Apostolic Vicar of
Anqing 安慶 (
China) (1930.02.14 – 1946.04.11); later promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of
Anqing 安慶 (1946.04.11 – death 1978.10.25)
Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate (陳明理),
Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.) (born Spain) (1947.12.11 – 1976.09.06) as emeritate; formerly only
Apostolic Prefect of
Guide 歸德 (China) (1929.01.08 – 1937.05.18), (see) promoted only Apostolic Vicar of
Guide 歸德 (1937.05.18 – 1946.04.11) and Titular Bishop of
Chusira (1937.05.18 – 1946.04.11), again (see) promoted first Bishop of
Shangqiu 商邱 (China) (1946.04.11 – retired 1947.12.11)
Sylvester Donovan Ryan (1990.02.17 – 1992.01.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of Los Angeles (California, USA) (1990.02.17 – 1992.01.28); later Bishop of
Monterey (USA) (1992.01.28 – retired 2006.12.19)
Nicola De Angelis,
Sons of the Immaculate Conception (C.F.I.C.) (born Italy) (1992.04.27 – 2002.12.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Toronto (Ontario, Canada) (1992.04.27 – 2002.12.28); later Bishop of
Peterborough (Canada) (2002.12.28 – retired 2014.04.08)
Francis Ronald Reiss (2003.07.07 – ...) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of Detroit (USA) (2003.07.07 – 2015.11.11) and on emeritate.