Roman Catholic Diocese Of Famagosta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Famagusta (Latin: ''Dioecesis Famagustanus'') was a Latin rite diocese with see in the city of Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus during the crusader rule, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

History

* After to the seventh century conquest of Cyprus by the Islamic Arabs, the Greek Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salamina-Costanza transferred its see to Famagosta, until the Catholic crusaders conquered Cyprus in 1191, and relegated the Greek Metropolitanate to a marginal part, confining it to Carpasia.
Nel 1291 il vescovo ed il capitolo di Tortosa, in Siria, città conquistata dagli Arabi, si rifugiarono a Famagosta; con una bolla di papa Bonifacio VIII del 1295, la diocesi latina di Tortosa fu unita a quella di Famagosta.
* The Latin rite see was erected in 1196 with Pope Celestinus III's consent as Diocese of Famagosta (Curiate Italian) / Famagosta antea Arsinoë in ins. Cypri (Latin) . as a suffragan of the Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Nicosia
* It was suppressed in 1571 after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570, its Cypriot territory being reassigned to Titular Patriarchal See of Jerusalem, but immediately transformed as Titular See of Famagosta (Italiano) / Famagosta antea Arsinoë in ins. Cypri (latine)). Its former cathedral, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, was transformed into the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque
* In 1933 it was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Famagusta (Latin = Curiate Italian) / Famagustan(us) (Latin adjective)

Residential Ordinaries

* Caesarius of Alagno (before 1211 – 25 September 1225), transferred to the archdiocese of Salerno
* A. (mentioned 1231)
* George (mid-13th century)Pierre Fournier Pierre
''Georges, Évêque de Famagouste (XIII^e siècle)''
''Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes'', 100 (1939), pp. 227–29.
* Velasco, Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (25 August 1265 – 17 September 1267), transferred to the diocese of Guarda
* Bertrand (1 September 1268 – ????)
** John (???? – 1278), elect, never consecrated
* Paganus (6 April 1278 – ????)
* William
* Matthew (before 1286 – ????), died in office
** Bernard, O.S.B. (5 September 1291 – ????), apostolic administrator
* Mancellus, O.P. (mentioned 1295)
* Guy (22 June 1298 – ???? )
* Baldwin (???? – 1328), died in office
* Mark, O.P. (14 October 1328 – 1346), died in office
* Itier of Nabinaux = Iterio di Nabinal, Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (26 June 1346 – ?death? ??); previously Bishop of Limassol (1344.11.03 – 1346.06.26)
* Leodegar (Léger) of Nabinaux (14 August 1348 – ????), died in office
* Arnaud (17 December 1365 – 13 July 1379), transferred to the diocese of Lombez
* Francesco Rafardi, O.F.M. (13 July 1379 – 28 May 1380), elect, never consecrated, transferred to the diocese of Segorbe
** James (28 May 1380 – ????), elect, died before consecrated
* Goffredo (30 July 1384 – ????)
* Rainaldo
* Bertrando d'Alagno (12 October 1390 – 4 January 1391), transferred to the diocese of Gubbio
* Raffaele (12 October 1390 – ????)
*'' (un?)canonical Pietro Marinaco, O.F.M., previously Anti-bishop of Diocese of Sospel (27 August 1392 - 4 September 1409), obedient to the schismatic Papacy of Avignon''
* Luchino (2 October 1395 – ????), died in office
* Luciano Lercaro (3 August 1403 – 26 September 1407), died in office
* Pietro, O.F.M. (4 September 1409 – ????), died in office
** Giovanni di Montenegro, O.F.M. (26 May 1412 – ????), anti-bishop, died in office
* Gioachino Torselli, Servite Order (O.S.M.) (14 May 1414 – ????), died in office
* Nicola di Tenda, Dominican Order (O.P.) (20 December 1417 – ????), died in office
* Giacomo Guastandenghi, O.P. (23 January 1441 – ????), died in office
* Giovanni, O.S.B. (23 May 1442 – ????), died in office
* Agostino, O.Cist. (11 May 1450 – ????), died in office
* Domenico Michiel, O.P. (23 July 1455 – ????), died in office
* Pietro, O.Carm. (11 May 1472 – ????), died in office
* Francesco de Pernisiis de Saona, O.F.M. (31 March 1473 – ????), died in office
* Pietro Milite (2 June 1477 – ????)
* Francesco Marcelli (14 June 1481 – 22 October 1488), transferred to the diocese of Traù
* Alvise Cippico