The Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos ( la, Dioecesis Cephaloniensis et Zacynthiensis, it, Cefalonia e Zante) was
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Cephalonia
Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It i ...
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History
The
Frankish
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Crusaders of the
County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
The County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos existed from 1185 to 1479 as part of the Kingdom of Sicily. The title and the right to rule the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Zakynthos was originally given to Margaritus of Brindisi for his serv ...
established the diocese, which survived their rule, in the early 13th century. On 3 June 1919 the residential see was suppressed but immediately transformed into a
titular bishopric
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, its territory and title being merged into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corfu–Zakynthos–Cephalonia. In 1921 this was also suppressed, never having had an incumbent.
Ordinaries
Diocese of Cephalonia
''Erected: 13th Century''
''Latin Name: Cephaloniensis''
* Benedetto (1207.03.23 – 1208)
* Giovanni di Stefano (? – 1252.06.13), later Bishop of
Numana
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Benedictine Order
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, foun ...
(O.S.B.) (1350.06.14 – ?)
* Daniele (? – death 1370)
* Percivalle di Aleria (1370.03.06 – death 1375)
* Angelo di Crotone,
Augustinian Order
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(O.E.S.A.) (1375.06.22 – death 1383)
* Princivalle (1385 – 1385)
Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
''United: 1386''
''Latin Name: Cephaloniensis et Zacynthiensis''
''Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Corfu''
* Biagio, O.E.S.A. (1385 – 1396.01.12), later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Corinth
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(1396.01.12 – ?)
* Pietro Giovanni de Baraballis,
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.) (1396.01.12 – 1398), formerly Metropolitan Archbishop of
Acerenza
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With its strategic position above sea-level, Acerenza has been sacked by a series of invaders.
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(Italy) (1392 – 1395.03.15), Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1392 – 1395.03.15), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Corinth
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(1395.03.15 – 1396.01.12)
* Pietro Giovanni, O.F.M. (1396.01.12 – 1398)
* Gregorio Nardi (1400.11.29 – 1427.10.15), later Bishop of
Segni
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According to ancient Roman sources, Lucius Tarquiniu ...
(Italy) (1427.10.15 – death 1429)
* Antonio Morelli (1427.10.17 – 1430), later Bishop of
Trevico
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(Italy, 1431.12.20 – ?)
* Domenico de Pupio (1430.03.23 – death 1437)
* Giovanni de Pede (1437.02.25 – death 1443), previously Bishop of
Ostuni
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(Italy) (1423 – 1437.02.25)
* Giovanni Giacomo, O.E.S.A. (1443.02.27 – ?)
* Giovanni di Arcadia (1458.01.31 – death 1463)
* Giovanni Antonio Scardemeto, O.F.M. (1463.10.23 – 1488)
* Marco de Franceschi (1488 – death 1521)
* Ferdinando de Medici (1521.08.09 – death 1550)
*
Giovanni Francesco Commendone
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Commendone was born at Venice. After an education in the humanities and in jurisprudence at the University of Padua, he came ...
(1555.10.25 – 1560), later papal diplomat:
Apostolic Nuncio
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to Poland (1563.09 – 1565.12), created
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of
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''pro illa vice'' Deaconry (1566.11.15 – 1573?), promoted
Cardinal-Priest
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of the same S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (1573? – 1574.07.05), transferred Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1574.07.05 – 1584.01.09), next Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1584.01.09 – 1584.05.14), finally Cardinal-Priest of
San Marco
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(1584.05.14 – death 1584.12.26)
* Giovanni Pietro Dolfin,
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
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(C.R.S.A.) (1560.03.27 – 1574)
* Paolo Grassi,
Canons Regular of the Lateran
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(C.R.L.) (1574.07.14 – death 1588)
* Domenico Carlo,
Conventual Franciscans
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(O.F.M. Conv.) (1589.06.26 – 1595)
* Raffaele Inviziati (1597.01.24 – 1611)
* Marco Pasqualigo (1611.10.10 – death 1624)
* Giovanni Michele de Varolis, O.F.M. Conv. (1625.01.27 – 1634)
* Costantino de Rossi,
(C.R.S.) (1634.06.24 – 1640.08.13), later Bishop of
Krk
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(Croatia) (1640.08.13 – death 1653)
*
Giovanni de Rossi
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(1640.12.03 – 1645.07.10), later
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Dominican Order
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(O.P.) (1675.05.06 – 1694.10.07)
* Epifanio Fanelli, O.S.B. (1695.09.19 – 1697)
* José Sanz de Villaragut, O.F.M. (1696.06.18 – death 1698.08.29), previously Bishop of
Gaeta
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(Italy) (1683.12.06 – 1693.01.02), Bishop of
Pozzuoli
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(Italy) (1693.01.02 – 1696.06.18)
* Giovanni Vicenzo de Filippi,
Servites
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(O.S.M.) (1698.12.10 – 1718.05.11), later Bishop of
Caorle
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(1718.05.11 – death 1738.02.16)
* Giovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. (1718.05.11 – 1729.09.07), later Bishop of
Montefeltro
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(Italy) (1729.09.07 – death 1747.04.27)
* Giuseppe Caccia, O.F.M. (1729.11.28 – 1731.01.08), later Bishop of Traù (1731.01.08 – retired 1737.08.29)
* Cesare Bonajuti (1731.01.22 – 1736.02.27), later Bishop of
Hvar
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(Croatia) (1736.02.27 – 1759)
* Baldassarre Maria Remondini (1736.02.27 – death 1777.10.05)
* Bernardo Bocchini, O.F.M. Cap. (1778.09.28 – death 1785.01.16)
* Francesco Mercati (1785.09.26 – death 1803)
* Aloisio Scacoz, O.F.M. (1815.08.08 – 1831.11.13), emeritate as
Titular Archbishop
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of Stauropolis (1831.12.02 – death 1842.02.22)
* Luigi Lastaria (1831.11.04 – death 1870)
* Evangelista Boni, O.F.M. Cap. (1872.06.07 – 1885.01.11), later Bishop of
Corfu
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(insular Greece) (1885.01.11 – death 1897.08.19)
* Dionisio Nicolosi (1885.05.05 – 1890.06.06), later Bishop of
Chios
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(insular Greece) (1890.06.06 – death 1916.01.25)
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Apostolic Administrator
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Domenico Darmanin (1913 – 1919.02.17), while Bishop of
Corfu
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