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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiron

Summary

The Diocese of Chiron or Diocese of Chersonissos (Latin: Dioecesis Chersonesus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Chersonissos in the north of Crete, bordering the Aegean Sea.[1][2] In 1787, it was suppressed and became a Titular Episcopal See.[2]

History edit

  • 1230?: Established as Diocese of Chiron (or Chersonissos)[2]
  • 1787: Suppressed as Titular Episcopal See of Chersonesus[2]
  • 1933: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Chersonesus in Creta[2]

Ordinaries edit

Diocese of Chiron edit

Name Date appointed Year died
Giacomo Ciera[3]
1 Mar 1406
...
...
...
Giovanni Francesco Verdurae[4]
7 June 1549
1572
Giulio Floretti, O.F.M.
5 September 1572
1587
Giovanni Battista Bernini, O.F.M. Conv.
7 August 1587
1605
Domenico Mudazio[5]
10 October 1605
1617
Giovanni Francesco Pozzo[6]
2 October 1617
1619
Pietro Colletti
29 July 1619
1643
Giovanni de Rossi (bishop)[7]
10 Jul 1645
(10 Nov 1653, appointed Bishop of Ossero)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Diocese of Chiron" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016[self-published source]
  2. ^ a b c d e "Titular Episcopal See of Chersonesus in Creta" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved June 16, 2016
  3. ^ "Bishop Giacomo Ciera" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016[self-published source]
  4. ^ "Bishop Giovanni Francesco Verdurae" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016[self-published source]
  5. ^ "Bishop Domenico Mudazio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016[self-published source]
  6. ^ "Bishop Giovanni Francesco Pozzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016[self-published source]
  7. ^ "Bishop Giovanni de Rossi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016[self-published source]