Ombi
Encyclopedia
Ombi is a titular see
(vacant since 1966, as of 2011) in the Catholic
church; the see corresponds to the city now known as Kom Ombo
in Egypt
.
Its main claim to fame is that Karol Wojtyła (the future Pope John Paul II
) was titular bishop of Ombi from 1958 until 1963, when he was appointed Archbishop of Kraków.
In Polish
it seems to be called Ombria (as in stolica tytularna Ombria), or more often seen in the genitive case as Ombrii, e.g., in the phrases biskupa tytularnego Ombrii.
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
(vacant since 1966, as of 2011) in the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
church; the see corresponds to the city now known as Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo or Ombos or Latin: Ambo and Ombi – is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
.
Its main claim to fame is that Karol Wojtyła (the future Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
) was titular bishop of Ombi from 1958 until 1963, when he was appointed Archbishop of Kraków.
In Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
it seems to be called Ombria (as in stolica tytularna Ombria), or more often seen in the genitive case as Ombrii, e.g., in the phrases biskupa tytularnego Ombrii.