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Bishop 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."Diocese of Chiron" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Chersonesus in Creta" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved June 16, 2016 In 1787, it was suppressed and became a Titular Episcopal See. ...
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Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chersonissos
Hersonissos ( el, Χερσόνησος, meaning "peninsula", ''Chersónisos'', ), also transliterated as ''Chersonissos'' and ''Hersónisos'', is a town and a local government unit in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea. The town is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Hersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion regional unit. It is situated 25 km from the Heraklion airport and 27 km from the Heraklion port. The seat of the local government unit is the village of Gournes. Geography The seaside resort of Hersonissos is officially the Port of Hersonissos ( el, Λιμένας Χερσόνησου, ''Liménas Chersónissou'') in distinction to the village of Upper Hersonissos ( el, Άνω Χερσόνησος, ''Ano Chersónissos'') further inland. Through tourism, the port town developed from the small harbour which served the original village, now known as Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about south of the Greek mainland, and about southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete (or North Cretan Sea) to the north and the Libyan Sea (or South Cretan Sea) to the south. Crete and a number of islands and islets that surround it constitute the Region of Crete ( el, Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, links=no), which is the southernmost of the 13 top-level administrative units of Greece, and the fifth most populous of Greece's regions. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, on the north shore of the island. , the region had a population of 636,504. The Dodecanese are located to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans and Anatolia, and covers an area of some 215,000 square kilometres. In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea by the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. The Aegean Islands are located within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including Crete and Rhodes. The sea reaches a maximum depth of 2,639m to the west of Karpathos. The Thracian Sea and the Sea of Crete are main subdivisions of the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Islands can be divided into several island groups, including the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, the Sporades, the Saronic Islands, Saronic islands and the North Aegean islands, North Aegean Islands, as well as Crete and its surrounding islands. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic-Hierarchy
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org'' is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. The website is not officially sanctioned by the Church. It is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in Kansas City.Katholisch Deutsch: "Sie sammeln das Wissen der Weltkirche" Von Felix Neumann 08.08.2017 Origin and contents In the 1990s, David M. Cheney created a simple internet website that documented the Roman Catholic bishops in his home state of Texas—many of whom did not have webpages. In 2002, after moving to the Midwest, he officially created the present website catholic-hierarchy.org and expanded to cover the United States and eventually the world.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Ciera
Giacomo Ciera was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiron (1406–?)."Bishop Giacomo Ciera" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016"Diocese of Chiron" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Francesco Verdurae
Giovanni Francesco Verdurae (died 1572) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiron (1549–1572)."Bishop Giovanni Francesco Verdurae" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016"Diocese of Chiron" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Friars Minor
The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder and of his main associates and followers, such as Clare of Assisi, Anthony of Padua, and Elizabeth of Hungary, among many others. The Order of Friars Minor is the largest of the contemporary First Orders within the Franciscan movement. Francis began preaching around 1207 and traveled to Rome to seek approval of his order from Pope Innocent III in 1209. The original Rule of Saint Francis approved by the pope disallowed ownership of property, requiring members of the order to beg for food while preaching. The austerity was meant to emulate the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Franciscans traveled and preached in the streets, while boarding in church properties. The extreme poverty required ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Mudazio
Domenico Mudazio (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiron (1605–1617)."Bishop Domenico Mudazio" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016"Diocese of Chiron" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Francesco Pozzo
Giovanni Francesco Pozzo (died 1619) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiron (1617–1619)."Bishop Giovanni Francesco Pozzo" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016"Diocese of Chiron" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni De Rossi (bishop)
Giovanni de Rossi (died 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ossero (1653–1667), Bishop of Chiron (1645–1653), and Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante (1640–1645). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Giovanni de Rossi" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016"Diocese of Ossero (Osor)" ''''. David M. Cheney. Ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Ossero
The Diocese of Ossero or Diocese of Osor (Latin: ''Dioecesis Arbensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the port town of Ossero on the island of Cres in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. In 1828, it was suppressed along with the Diocese of Arbe to the Diocese of Krk."Diocese of Ossero (Osor)" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Osor" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved June 16, 2016 In 1933 it was restored as a Titul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
