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, in 1506 it was suppressed and became a titular see."Methone (Titular See)"
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History

*ca. 1205: Established as Diocese of Modone *1506: Suppressed as Titular Episcopal See of Modon *1925: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Methone

Ordinaries

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) * Lodovico Morosini (1390 - 1407)"Bishop Lodovico Morosini"
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References

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