Roman Catholic Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia

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."Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Hierapytna”’’GCatholic.org’’. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 31, 2016

History 1200s: Established as Diocese of Hierapetra 1650?: Suppressed 1933: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Hierapetra

Ordinaries Diocese of Hierapetra Latin Name: Hierapetrensis Philippe Bartolomei (14 Apr 1480 – 1501 Died) Ippolito Arrivabene (20 Dec 1542 – 1564 Resigned) Nicolaus Bertholdi (14 Jul 1564 – 20 Jun 1571 Died)

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

Gaspare Viviani (16 Jul 1571 – 3 Aug 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni)"Bishop Gaspare Viviani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Alexander de Turre, C.R.L. (31 Jan 1594 – 1624 Died)"Bishop Alexander de Turre, C.R.L." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Pierre Pisani, O.F.M. (7 Oct 1624 – 1634 Resigned) Georges Minotti (21 Aug 1634 Appointed – )

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