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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chersonesus (other)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chersonesus may refer to the following ecclesiastical jurisdictions with sees (once) called Chersonesus : * the Latin Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chersonesus in Zechia The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chersonesus in Zechia, is a titular diocese formerly based in Sevastapol, Crimea. In 1333, a Latin Church diocese of Chersonesus was established, but it appears that it had only a bishop, a Dominican called Rich ..., on the Crimea, now titular * the Latin Roman Catholic Diocese of Chersonesus in Creta (formerly Chiron), Greece, now titular * the Latin Episcopal See of Chersonesus in Europa, in the Roman Heraclea province, now Turkey, now titular {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chersonesus
Chersonesus ( grc, Χερσόνησος, Khersónēsos; la, Chersonesus; modern Russian and Ukrainian: Херсоне́с, ''Khersones''; also rendered as ''Chersonese'', ''Chersonesos'', contracted in medieval Greek to Cherson Χερσών; Old East Slavic: Корсунь, ''Korsun'') is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. Settlers from Heraclea Pontica in Bithynia established the colony in the 6th century BC. The ancient city is located on the shore of the Black Sea on the outskirts of present-day Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, where it is referred to as ''Khersones''. The site is part of the ''National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos''. The name ''Chersonesos'' in Greek means "peninsula" and aptly describes the site on which the colony was established. It should not be confused with the ''Tauric Chersonese'', a name often applied to the whole of the southern Crimea. During much of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Chersonesus In Zechia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chersonesus in Zechia, is a titular diocese formerly based in Sevastapol, Crimea. In 1333, a Latin Church diocese of Chersonesus was established, but it appears that it had only a bishop, a Dominican called Richard the Englishman. No longer a residential diocese, Chersonesus in Zechia is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular archbishopric,''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 868 since the early 20th century, originally called Cherson(a) or Chersonesus, since 1933 specifically Chersonesus in Zechia, avoiding confusion with other sees called Chersonesus (notably in Crete) by specifying it is Crimean. It has been vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the intermediary (archiepiscopal) rank: * Donald Louis Mackintosh (1912.06.11 – 1919.10.08) * Alexis-Armand Charost (1920.06.15 – 1921.09.22) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (1920.06.15 – 1921.09.22), succeeding as Metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chersonesus In Creta
Hersonissos ( el, Χερσόνησος, meaning "peninsula", ''Chersónisos'', ), also transliterated as ''Chersonissos'' and ''Hersónisos'', is a town and a local government unit in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea. The town is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Hersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion regional unit. It is situated 25 km from the Heraklion airport and 27 km from the Heraklion port. The seat of the local government unit is the village of Gournes. Geography The seaside resort of Hersonissos is officially the Port of Hersonissos ( el, Λιμένας Χερσόνησου, ''Liménas Chersónissou'') in distinction to the village of Upper Hersonissos ( el, Άνω Χερσόνησος, ''Ano Chersónissos'') further inland. Through tourism, the port town developed from the small harbour which served the original village, now known as Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
