Roman Catholic Diocese of Famagusta

The Diocese of Famagusta (Latin: Dioecesis Famagustanus) was a Roman Catholic diocese in the city of Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus. It was erected in 1196 and suppressed in 1571^[1] after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570.^[2]

Ordinaries

• Alvise Cippico (22 Oct 1488 - 11 Dec 1503 Appointed, Archbishop of Zadar)^[3]
• Marco Cornaro (11 Dec 1503 - 1 Jul 1504 Resigned)
• Mattia Ugoni (1 Jul 1504 - 1529 Resigned)^[4]
• Gianfrancesco Ugoni (10 Jan 1530 - 1543 Died)^[5]
• Filippo Bon (29 Oct 1543 - 1552 Died)^[6]
• Vittore de Franceschi (12 Feb 1552 - )^[7]
• Gerolamo Ragazzoni (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Jan 1561 to 10 Dec 1572)

References

1. "Diocese of Famagusta" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. Vailhé, S. "Famagusta" (1909). In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved March 12, 2016 from New Advent Encyclopedia
3. "Archbishop Alvise Cippico" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
4. "Bishop Mattia Ugoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
5. "Bishop Gianfrancesco Ugoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
6. "Bishop Filippo Bon" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
7. "Bishop Vittore de Franceschi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016

External links

• (French) L'évêché de Famagouste, in Annuaire Pontifical Catholique 1913, pp. 454–463