The Diocese of Chiron or Diocese of Chersonissos (Latin: Dioecesis Chersonesus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Chersonissos in the north of Crete, bordering the Aegean Sea. [1] [2] In 1787, it was suppressed and became a Titular Episcopal See. [2]
Name | Date appointed | Year died |
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Giacomo Ciera [3] | 1 Mar 1406 | |
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Giovanni Francesco Verdurae [4] | 7 June 1549 | 1572 |
Giulio Floretti, O.F.M. | 5 September 1572 | 1587 |
Giovanni Battista Bernini, O.F.M. Conv. | 7 August 1587 | 1605 |
Domenico Mudazio [5] | 10 October 1605 | 1617 |
Giovanni Francesco Pozzo [6] | 2 October 1617 | 1619 |
Pietro Colletti | 29 July 1619 | 1643 |
Giovanni de Rossi (bishop) [7] | 10 Jul 1645 (10 Nov 1653, appointed Bishop of Ossero) | |
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