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]

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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

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References

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