Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiron

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
  • 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

Diocese of Chiron
NameDate appointedYear died
Giacomo Ciera[3]
1 Mar 1406
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...
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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

References
  1. "Diocese of Chiron" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016
  2. "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
  4. "Bishop Giovanni Francesco Verdurae" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. "Bishop Domenico Mudazio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016
  6. "Bishop Giovanni Francesco Pozzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016
  7. "Bishop Giovanni de Rossi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016


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