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

Name	Date appointed	Year died
Giacomo Ciera^[3]	1 Mar 1406
...	...	...
Giovanni Francesco Verdurae^[4]	7 June 1549	1572
Guilio 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)

References

↑ "Diocese of Chiron" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016
1 2 3 4 5 "Titular Episcopal See of Chersonesus in Creta" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved June 16, 2016
↑ "Bishop Giacomo Ciera" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
↑ "Bishop Giovanni Francesco Verdurae" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
↑ "Bishop Domenico Mudazio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016
↑ "Bishop Giovanni Francesco Pozzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016
↑ "Bishop Giovanni de Rossi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016

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