The Diocese of Sitia (''Latin: Dioecesis Sythiensis'') was a
Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of
Sitia on the island of
Crete when it was under
Venetian rule. On 16 July 1571, it was suppressed and united with the Diocese of Hierapetra to form the
Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia.
["Diocese of Sitia"]
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Ordinaries
Diocese of Sitia
''Metropolitan:
Archdiocese of Candia''
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Gaspare Viviani (17 Jul 1556 – 16 Jul 1571 Appointed,
Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia
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 1 ...
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References
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Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Greece
Kingdom of Candia
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1571 disestablishments in Europe