Roman Catholic Diocese of Paphos explained

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

Ordinaries

• Jaime de Portugal (18 Jun 1457 – 27 Aug 1459 Died)^[2]
• Guillaume Gonème, O.S.A. (13 May 1471 – Sep 1473 Died)
• Giacomo de Cadapesario (3 Jul 1495 –)
• Jacopo Pisauro (? – 1541)
• Giovanni Maria Pisauro (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Nov 1541 to 1557)
• Pietro Contarini (9 Aug 1557 – 1562 Resigned)
• Francesco Contarini (bishop) (Contareno) (16 Dec 1562 – 1570 Died)

See also

• Catholic Church in Cyprus

Notes and References

1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dp521.html "Diocese of Paphos"
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bportglj.html "Jaime Cardinal de Portugal"