Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante

Historical Details

• Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • United: 1386
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Corfù
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Greece

• Diocese of Cefalonia
  • Latin Name: Cephaloniensis
  • Erected: 13th Century
  • Country: Greece

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Past Ordinaries

• Giovanni Stephani † ( 1252 Appointed - 1 Jul 1252 Appointed, Bishop of Numana)
• Gregorio Nardi † (29 Nov 1400 Appointed - 15 Oct 1427 Appointed, Bishop of Segni)
• Jean de Pede † (25 Feb 1437 Appointed - 1443 Died)
• Jean de Arcadia † (31 Jan 1458 Appointed - 1463 Died)
• Jean Antoine Scardemetus, O.F.M. † (23 Oct 1463 Appointed - 1492 Died)
• Marco de Franceschi † (29 Jul 1488 Appointed - 1521 Died)
• Ferdinando de’ Medici † (9 Aug 1521 Appointed - 1555 Died)
• Gianfrancesco Commendone † (25 Oct 1555 Appointed - 1560 Resigned)
• Giovanni Pietro Delfino, O.S.A. † (27 Mar 1560 Appointed - 1574 Resigned)
• Paolo del Grasso, C.R.L. † (14 Jul 1574 Appointed - 15 Apr 1589 Died)
• Domenico Carlo (de Venite), O.F.M. Conv. † (26 Jun 1589 Appointed - 1595 Died)
• Raffaele Inviziati † (24 Jan 1597 Appointed - 1611 Resigned)
• Marco Pasqualigo † (10 Oct 1611 Appointed - 1624 Died)
• Giovanni Michele de Varolis, O.F.M. Conv. † (27 Jan 1625 Appointed - 1634 Resigned)
• Costantino de Rossi, C.R.S. † (24 Jun 1634 Appointed - 13 Aug 1640 Appointed, Bishop of Krk (Veglia))
• Giovanni de Rossi † (3 Dec 1640 Appointed - 10 Jul 1645 Appointed, Bishop of Chiron)
• Francesco Gozzadini † (2 Mar 1654 Appointed - 16 Feb 1673 Died)
• Giacinto Maria Conigli, O.P. † (6 May 1675 Appointed - 7 Oct 1694 Resigned)
• Epifanio Fanelli, O.S.B. † (19 Sep 1695 Appointed - Dec 1697 Died)
• Giovanni Vincenzo de Filippi, O.S.M. † (19 Dec 1698 Appointed - 11 May 1718 Appointed, Bishop of Caorle)
• Giovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. † (11 May 1718 Appointed - 7 Sep 1729 Appointed, Bishop of Montefeltro)
• Giuseppe Caccia, O.F.M. † (28 Nov 1729 Appointed - 8 Jan 1731 Appointed, Bishop of Trogir (Traù))
• Cesare Bonajuti † (22 Jan 1731 Appointed - 27 Feb 1736 Appointed, Bishop of Hvar (Lesina))
• Balthasar Maria Remondini † (27 Feb 1736 Appointed - 5 Oct 1777 Died)
• Bernardo Bocchini, O.F.M. Cap. † (28 Sep 1778 Appointed - 16 Jan 1785 Died)
• Francesco Mercati † (26 Sep 1785 Appointed - 1804 Died)
• Pacifico Deani, O.F.M. † (28 Jun 1815 Appointed - 1824 Died)
• Luidj Škakoc (Scacoz), O.F.M. Obs. † (8 Aug 1815 Appointed - 13 Nov 1831 Resigned)
• Luigi Lastaria † (4 Nov 1831 Appointed - 23 Nov 1870 Died)
• Evangelista Boni, O.F.M. Cap. † (7 Jun 1872 Appointed - 23 Jan 1885 Appointed, Archbishop of Corfù)
• Dionisio Nicolosi † (5 May 1885 Appointed - 6 Jun 1890 Appointed, Bishop of Chios (Scio))

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Cefalonia
13th Century	Erected		Diocese of Cefalonia (erected)
Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante
1386	United	Diocese of Cefalonia Diocese of Zante	Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante
3 June 1919	United	Archdiocese of Corfù Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante	Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jean de Arcadia † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1458 to 1463)
• Bernardo Bocchini, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1778 to 16 Jan 1785)
• Cesare Bonajuti † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1731 to 27 Feb 1736)
• Evangelista Boni, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1872 to 23 Jan 1885)
• Giuseppe Caccia, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1729 to 8 Jan 1731)
• Giovanni Crisostomo Calvi, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 May 1718 to 7 Sep 1729)
• Domenico Carlo (de Venite), O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1589 to 1595)
• Gianfrancesco Commendone † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1555 to 1560)
• Giacinto Maria Conigli, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 May 1675 to 7 Oct 1694)
• Pacifico Deani, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1815 to 1824)
• Giovanni Pietro Delfino, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1560 to 1574)
• Paolo del Grasso, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1574 to 15 Apr 1589)
• Ferdinando de’ Medici † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1521 to 1555)
• Epifanio Fanelli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1695 to Dec 1697)
• Giovanni Vincenzo de Filippi, O.S.M. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1698 to 11 May 1718)
• Marco de Franceschi † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1488 to 1521)
• Francesco Gozzadini † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1654 to 16 Feb 1673)
• John Thomas Hynes, O.P. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 May 1838 to 14 Aug 1838)
• Raffaele Inviziati † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1597 to 1611)
• Luigi Lastaria † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1831 to 23 Nov 1870)
• Francesco Mercati † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1785 to 1804)
• Gregorio Nardi † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1400 to 15 Oct 1427)
• Dionisio Nicolosi † (Bishop: 5 May 1885 to 6 Jun 1890)
• Marco Pasqualigo † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1611 to 1624)
• Jean de Pede † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1437 to 1443)
• Spiridion Poloméni †
• Balthasar Maria Remondini † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1736 to 5 Oct 1777)
• Costantino de Rossi, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1634 to 13 Aug 1640)
• Giovanni de Rossi † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1640 to 10 Jul 1645)
• Jean Antoine Scardemetus, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1463 to 1492)
• Luidj Škakoc (Scacoz), O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1815 to 13 Nov 1831)
• Giovanni Stephani † (Bishop: 1252 to 1 Jul 1252)
• Giovanni Michele de Varolis, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1625 to 1634)

Source(s)

Diocese of Cefalonia Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 181 Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 125 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 145 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 154 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 159

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