Roman Catholic Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia

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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 1600s. [1] [2]

Ierapetra Place in Greece

Ierapetra is a town and municipality on the south coast of Crete.

Crete The largest and most populous of the Greek islands

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete and a number of surrounding islands and islets constitute the region of Crete, one of the 13 top-level administrative units of Greece. The capital and the largest city is Heraklion. As of 2011, the region had a population of 623,065.

Kingdom of Candia

The Realm or Kingdom of Candia or Duchy of Candia was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, from the initial Venetian conquest in 1205–1212 to its fall to the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–1669). The island was at the time and up to the early modern era commonly known as Candia after its capital, Candia or Chandax. In modern Greek historiography, the period is known as the Venetocracy.

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Diocese of Hierapetra

Latin Name: Hierapetrensis

Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia

16 July 1571: United with the Diocese of Sitia
Latin Name: Hierapetrensis et Sythiensis

The Diocese of Sitia 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.

Gaspare Viviani was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Anagni (1579–1605), Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1571–1579), and Bishop of Sitia (1556–1571).

Alexander de Turre, C.R.L. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1594–1624).

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  1. ↑ "Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Titular Episcopal See of Hierapytna”’’GCatholic.org’’. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 31, 2016
  3. ↑ "Bishop Gaspare Viviani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  4. ↑ "Bishop Alexander de Turre, C.R.L." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

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