Diocese of Cornwall

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The diocese of Cornwall ( Latin : Dioecesis Cornubiensis ) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in what is now the United Kingdom , with its seat in St Germans .

history

The bishopric of Cornwall was established in 931 from cessions of territory by the bishopric of Crediton . It included the county of Cornwall . In 1040 the area of ​​the bishopric of Cornwall was united with the bishopric of Crediton and the bishopric was moved to Exeter .

The diocese of Cornwall was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Canterbury as a suffragan .

In 1969 the diocese of Cornwall was re-established as the titular diocese of Sanctus Germanus .

See also

literature

  • Fryde, EB; Greenway, DE; Porter, S. et al .: Handbook of British Chronology , Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2003, pp. 214-215. ISBN 0-521-56350-X

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