Titular diocese of Chersonesus in Creta
Chersonesus in Creta ( Italian : Chersoneso di Creta ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged bishopric in the ancient city of the same name , which was in the Roman province of Creta et Cyrene or in the late antiquity of Creta . The bishopric was assigned to the church province of Gortyn .
| Titular Bishops of Chersonesus in Creta | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casimir Johann Baptist von Häffelin | September 28, 1787 | April 6, 1818 | |
| 2 | Viktor Franz Anton von Glutz-Ruchti | Auxiliary Bishop in Basel ( Switzerland ) | May 29, 1820 | October 9, 1824 |
| 3 | Johann Theodor Laurent |
Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of the North ( Germany ) Apostolic Vicar of Luxembourg ( Luxembourg ) |
September 17, 1839 | February 20, 1884 |
| 4th | Marc Chatagnon MEP | Vicar Apostolic of South Sichuan ( China ) | January 25, 1887 | November 26, 1920 |
| 5 | Rafael Balanzá y Navarro | Auxiliary Bishop in Toledo ( Spain ) | August 13, 1923 | March 2, 1928 |
| 6th | Antonio Cardona Riera |
Coadjutor Bishop of Menorca Apostolic Administrator of Ibiza (Spain) |
March 10, 1928 | February 2, 1950 |
| 7th | Karel Otčenášek | Apostolic Administrator of Hradec Králové ( Czech Republic ) | March 30, 1950 | December 21, 1989 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on the titular diocese of Chersonesus in Creta on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on gcatholic.org