Roman Catholic Diocese of Famagusta

The old cathedral of Saint Nicholas, now the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque

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

• Caesarius of Alagno (before 1211 – 25 September 1225), transferred to the archdiocese of Salerno
• A. (mentioned 1231)
• George (mid-13th century)^[3]
• Velasco, O.F.M. (25 August 1265 – 17 September 1267), transferred to the diocese of Guarda
• Bertrand (1 September 1268 – ????)
  • John (???? – c. 1278), elect, never consecrated
• Paganus (6 April 1278 – ????)
• William
• Matthew (before 1286 – ????), died in office
  • Bernard, O.S.B. (5 September 1291 – ????), apostolic administrator
• Mancellus, O.P. (mentioned 1295)
• Guy (22 June 1298 – ???? )
• Baldwin (???? – c. 1328), died in office
• Mark, O.P. (14 October 1328 – 1346), died in office
• Itier of Nabinaux, O.F.M. (26 June 1346 – ????), died in office
• Leodegar (Léger) of Nabinaux (14 August 1348 – ????), died in office
• Arnaud (17 December 1365 – 13 July 1379), transferred to the diocese of Lombez
  • Francesco Rafardi, O.F.M. (13 July 1379 – 28 May 1380), elect, never consecrated, transferred to the diocese of Segorbe
  • James (28 May 1380 – ????), elect, died before consecrated
• Goffredo (30 July 1384 – ????)
• Rainaldo
• Bertrando d'Alagno (12 October 1390 – 4 January 1391), transferred to the diocese of Gubbio
• Raffaele (12 October 1390 – ????)
• Luchino (2 October 1395 – ????), died in office
• Luciano Lercaro (3 August 1403 – 26 September 1407), died in office
• Pietro, O.F.M. (4 September 1409 – ????), died in office
  • Giovanni di Montenegro, O.F.M. (26 May 1412 – ????), anti-bishop, died in office
• Gioachino Torselli, O.S.M. (14 May 1414 – ????), died in office
• Nicola di Tenda, O.P. (20 December 1417 – ????), died in office
• Giacomo Guastandenghi, O.P. (23 January 1441 – ????), died in office
• Giovanni, O.S.B. (23 May 1442 – ????), died in office
• Agostino, O.Cist. (11 May 1450 – ????), died in office
• Domenico Michiel, O.P. (23 July 1455 – ????), died in office
• Pietro, O.Carm. (11 May 1472 – ????), died in office
• Francesco de Pernisiis de Saona, O.F.M. (31 March 1473 – ????), died in office
• Pietro Milite (2 June 1477 – ????)
• Francesco Marcelli (14 June 1481 – 22 October 1488), transferred to the diocese of Traù
• Alvise Cippico (22 Oct 1488 - 11 Dec 1503 Appointed, Archbishop of Zadar)^[4]
• Marco Cornaro (11 Dec 1503 - 1 Jul 1504 Resigned)
• Mattia Ugoni (1 Jul 1504 - 1529 Resigned)^[5]
• Gianfrancesco Ugoni (10 Jan 1530 - 1543 Died)^[6]
• Filippo Bon (29 Oct 1543 - 1552 Died)^[7]
• Vittore de Franceschi (12 Feb 1552 - )^[8]
• Gerolamo Ragazzoni (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Jan 1561 to 10 Dec 1572)^[9]

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. Pierre Fournier Pierre, Georges, Évêque de Famagouste (XIII^e siècle), Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 100 (1939), pp. 227–29.
4. "Archbishop Alvise Cippico" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
5. "Bishop Mattia Ugoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
6. "Bishop Gianfrancesco Ugoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
7. "Bishop Filippo Bon" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
8. "Bishop Vittore de Franceschi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 17, 2016
9. "Bishop Gerolamo Ragazzoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links

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