Two bishops of the ancient diocese of Lesvi are recorded: • Romanus, a
Donatist, present at the convention of Carthage, 411 • Vadius, a Catholic exiled by the
Vandal King Huneric in 484 The diocese was nominally restored as a Catholic
titular bishopric, which has been held by the following bishops: • Auguste-Jean-Gabriel Maurice (1 Aug 1908 – 27 Jul 1925) • Denis O’Donaghue (26 Jul 1924 – 7 Nov 1925) • Simone Chu Kai-min (2 Aug 1926 – 11 Apr 1946) • Timothy Finbar Manning (3 Aug 1946 – 16 Oct 1967) • José Tomás Sánchez (5 Feb 1968 – 13 Dec 1971) • Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak (12 Jan 1987 – 28 Nov 1992) •
Juan María Leonardi Villasmil (27 Jan 1994 – 12 Jul 1997) • Antoni Dziemianko (4 Jul 1998 – 3 May 2012) •
Bohdan Manyshyn (2014.04.02 – ) == References ==