The Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia (also Hierapytna or Gerapitna) was a
Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of
Hierapetra in the southeast of the Greek island of
Crete when it was under
Venetian rule. It was suppressed sometime in the 1600s.
["Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia"]
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History
*1200s: Established as Diocese of Hierapetra
*1650?: Suppressed
*1933: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of ''Hierapetra''
Ordinaries
Diocese of Hierapetra
''Latin Name: Hierapetrensis''
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Philippe Bartolomei (14 Apr 1480 – 1501 Died)
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(20 Dec 1542 – 1564 Resigned)
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(14 Jul 1564 – 20 Jun 1571 Died)
Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia
''16 July 1571: United with the
Diocese of Sitia''
''Latin Name: Hierapetrensis et Sythiensis''
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Gaspare Viviani (16 Jul 1571 – 3 Aug 1579 Appointed,
Bishop of Anagni)
["Bishop Gaspare Viviani"]
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Alexander de Turre
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(31 Jan 1594 – 1624 Died)
["Bishop Alexander de Turre, C.R.L."]
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Pierre Pisani
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O.F.M. (7 Oct 1624 – 1634 Resigned)
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Georges Minotti Georges may refer to:
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*Georges Quay (Dublin)
* Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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(21 Aug 1634 Appointed – )
References
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Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Greece
Ierapetra
Kingdom of Candia
13th-century establishments in Europe