Roman Catholic Diocese of La Canea

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Canea or Cidonia (Cydonia) was a bishopric on Crete, with see at present Chania, and afterward was twice a Latin titular see.[1][2]

History

The Ancient city of Kydonia, on Crete, had a bishop no later then the second Byzantine rule (961 AD until 1204 AD), when its name was changed to modern Chania.

The Venetians (and shortly Genoans), who conquered Crete, firmly established a Latin diocese. It was suppressed only in 1700.

Episcopal ordinaries

(incomplete? - lacking first century; all Roman Rite)

Titular see of Cydonia

As soon as the residential diocese was suppressed in 1700, it was turned into a Latin titular bishopric under the title of Cydonia (or Cidonia in Curiate Italian).

This was itself suppressed in 1933, having had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank with a single exception of intermediary (archiepiscopal) rank :

Titular see of Canea

Apparently based on the same Cretan historical diocese, another line of titular bishops was started in 1830 under the name Canea (also Agia in Italian).

It was suppressed in 1922, having had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank:

Sources and External links

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Canea (Cydonia, Egée)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Canea" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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