Roman Catholic Diocese of Famagusta

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The former cathedral of Saint Nicholas, now the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque

The Diocese of Famagusta (Latin: Dioecesis Famagustanus) was a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see was the city of Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus during crusader rule, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

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History

Nel 1291 il vescovo ed il capitolo di Tortosa, in Siria, città conquistata dagli Arabi, si rifugiarono a Famagosta; con una bolla di papa Bonifacio VIII del 1295, la diocesi latina di Tortosa fu unita a quella di Famagosta.

List of bishops

Residential bishops

Titular bishops

See also

References

  1. Vailhé, S. "Famagusta" (1909). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved March 12, 2016 from New Advent Encyclopedia
  2. Pierre Fournier Pierre, Georges, Évêque de Famagouste (XIIIe siècle), Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 100 (1939), pp. 227–29.
  3. "Archbishop Alvise Cippico" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
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