Many cardinals maintain close ties with their titular churches, visiting them whenever they are in Rome.

After his appointment, he returned to his titular church in Rome to celebrate his first Mass as a cardinal.

After the Reformation, the local laird was appointed titular of the tithes, collecting revenues once reserved for the parish priests.

The titulars of the tithes met with the parish council to negotiate their rights.

Although once a thriving center of Christianity, the ancient city now serves only as a titular see assigned to bishops who do not reside there.

Many retired bishops are assigned to titular sees to preserve the continuity of ancient dioceses.