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- ↑ Setton 1976, pp. 409–410 (note 28).
- ↑ Setton 1976, pp. 188 (note 117), 455.
- ↑ Setton 1976, p. 466.
- ↑ "Salona (Titular See): Past and Present Ordinaries". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved 27 October 2016.
