The Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos ( la, Dioecesis Cephaloniensis et Zacynthiensis, it, Cefalonia e Zante) was Roman Catholic diocese located on the Ionian Island of

Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It ...

. It was suppressed in 1919."Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante"
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History

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Crusaders of the

County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos The County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos existed from 1185 to 1479 as part of the Kingdom of Sicily. The title and the right to rule the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Zakynthos was originally given to Margaritus of Brindisi for his serv ...

established the diocese, which survived their rule, in the early 13th century. On 3 June 1919 the residential see was suppressed but immediately transformed into a

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, its territory and title being merged into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corfu–Zakynthos–Cephalonia. In 1921 this was also suppressed, never having had an incumbent.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Cephalonia

''Erected: 13th Century''
''Latin Name: Cephaloniensis'' * Benedetto (1207.03.23 – 1208) * Giovanni di Stefano (? – 1252.06.13), later Bishop of Numana (1252.06.13 – 1254.02.09), Bishop of

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(Italy) (1254.02.09 – 1269) * Palmerio de Gallucio (1252.11.10 – ?) * Enrico Padovano (1264 – 1273) * Neruccio (? – death 1340) * Niccolò (1341? – ?) * Emmanuele,

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(O.S.B.) (1350.06.14 – ?) * Daniele (? – death 1370) * Percivalle di Aleria (1370.03.06 – death 1375) * Angelo di Crotone,

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(O.E.S.A.) (1375.06.22 – death 1383) * Princivalle (1385 – 1385)

Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos

''United: 1386''
''Latin Name: Cephaloniensis et Zacynthiensis''
''Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Corfu'' * Biagio, O.E.S.A. (1385 – 1396.01.12), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Corinth (1396.01.12 – ?) * Pietro Giovanni de Baraballis, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1396.01.12 – 1398), formerly Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Italy) (1392 – 1395.03.15), Archbishop of Matera (Italy) (1392 – 1395.03.15), Metropolitan Archbishop of Corinth (1395.03.15 – 1396.01.12) * Pietro Giovanni, O.F.M. (1396.01.12 – 1398) * Gregorio Nardi (1400.11.29 – 1427.10.15), later Bishop of

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(Italy) (1427.10.15 – death 1429) * Antonio Morelli (1427.10.17 – 1430), later Bishop of

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(Italy, 1431.12.20 – ?) * Domenico de Pupio (1430.03.23 – death 1437) * Giovanni de Pede (1437.02.25 – death 1443), previously Bishop of

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(Italy) (1423 – 1437.02.25) * Giovanni Giacomo, O.E.S.A. (1443.02.27 – ?) * Giovanni di Arcadia (1458.01.31 – death 1463) * Giovanni Antonio Scardemeto, O.F.M. (1463.10.23 – 1488) * Marco de Franceschi (1488 – death 1521) * Ferdinando de Medici (1521.08.09 – death 1550) * Giovanni Francesco Commendone (1555.10.25 – 1560), later papal diplomat:

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to Poland (1563.09 – 1565.12), created

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''pro illa vice'' Deaconry (1566.11.15 – 1573?), promoted

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of the same S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane (1573? – 1574.07.05), transferred Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1574.07.05 – 1584.01.09), next Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1584.01.09 – 1584.05.14), finally Cardinal-Priest of

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(1584.05.14 – death 1584.12.26) * Giovanni Pietro Dolfin,

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(C.R.S.A.) (1560.03.27 – 1574) * Paolo Grassi,

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(C.R.L.) (1574.07.14 – death 1588) * Domenico Carlo,

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(O.F.M. Conv.) (1589.06.26 – 1595) * Raffaele Inviziati (1597.01.24 – 1611) * Marco Pasqualigo (1611.10.10 – death 1624) * Giovanni Michele de Varolis, O.F.M. Conv. (1625.01.27 – 1634) * Costantino de Rossi,

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(C.R.S.) (1634.06.24 – 1640.08.13), later Bishop of

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(Croatia) (1640.08.13 – death 1653) *

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(1640.12.03 – 1645.07.10), later Bishop of Chiron (1645.07.10 – 1653.11.10), Bishop of Osor (1653.11.10 – death 1667)"Bishop Giovanni de Rossi"
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(1718.05.11 – death 1738.02.16) * Giovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. (1718.05.11 – 1729.09.07), later Bishop of

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(Italy) (1729.09.07 – death 1747.04.27) * Giuseppe Caccia, O.F.M. (1729.11.28 – 1731.01.08), later Bishop of Traù (1731.01.08 – retired 1737.08.29) * Cesare Bonajuti (1731.01.22 – 1736.02.27), later Bishop of

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(Croatia) (1736.02.27 – 1759) * Baldassarre Maria Remondini (1736.02.27 – death 1777.10.05) * Bernardo Bocchini, O.F.M. Cap. (1778.09.28 – death 1785.01.16) * Francesco Mercati (1785.09.26 – death 1803) * Aloisio Scacoz, O.F.M. (1815.08.08 – 1831.11.13), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis (1831.12.02 – death 1842.02.22) * Luigi Lastaria (1831.11.04 – death 1870) * Evangelista Boni, O.F.M. Cap. (1872.06.07 – 1885.01.11), later Bishop of

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(insular Greece) (1885.01.11 – death 1897.08.19) * Dionisio Nicolosi (1885.05.05 – 1890.06.06), later Bishop of

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(insular Greece) (1890.06.06 – death 1916.01.25) * ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cefalonia e Zante Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Greece Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 13th century Roman Catholic dioceses in the Crusader states Catholic titular sees in Europe History of Cephalonia History of Zakynthos County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos