Archdiocese of Nicosia

Historical Details

• Archdiocese of Nicosia
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 1196
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cyprus

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Past Ordinaries

• Giovanni Colonna, O.P. † ( 1262 Appointed - )
• Giovanni Balastro, O.F.M. † (30 Oct 1288 Appointed - 4 Mar 1296 Appointed, Archbishop of Torres)
• Gérard de Langres † ( 1295 Appointed - 15 Aug 1303 Removed)
• Jean de Polo, O.P. † (10 May 1312 Appointed - 1332 Died)
• Élie di Nabinal, O.F.M. † (16 Nov 1332 Appointed - 12 Jul 1342 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme})
• Élie di Nabinal, O.F.M. † (12 Jul 1342 Appointed - 20 Sep 1342 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale)
• Philippe Gaston † (25 Sep 1342 Appointed - 21 Jul 1360 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux)
• Raimundo de Pradella † (29 Jan 1361 Appointed - 29 Jan 1376 Died)
• Béranger Grégoire, O.S.B. † (4 Aug 1376 Appointed - 6 Oct 1382 Died)
• Corrado Caracciolo † (25 Jun 1395 Appointed - 2 Oct 1402 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mileto)
• Stefano Carrara † (10 Apr 1402 Appointed - 3 Oct 1412 Appointed, Bishop of Teramo)
• Hugues of Lusignan † (8 Jul 1411 Appointed - 1424 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme})
• Gelasio di Montolif † (Sep 1442 Appointed - 10 Feb 1447 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus)
• Giovanni Moreli † (10 Feb 1447 Appointed - 19 Apr 1447 Appointed, Archbishop of Colosses {Rhodes})
• Andrea de Constantinopoli, O.P. † (19 Apr 1447 Appointed - 1451 Died)
• Isidore of Kiev † (10 May 1456 Appointed - 27 Apr 1463 Died)
• Guillaume Gonème, O.S.A. † (16 May 1467 Appointed - 13 May 1471 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Paphos)
• Louis de Fenollet † (14 Sep 1471 Appointed - 22 Mar 1476 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Capaccio)
• Giovanni Francesco Brusato † (22 Mar 1476 Appointed - 1477 Died)
• Vittore Marcello † (7 Feb 1477 Appointed - 1483 Died)
• Benedetto Superanzio † (2 Jun 1484 Appointed - 1495 Died)
• Domenico Grimani † (3 Jul 1495 Appointed - 4 Sep 1495 Resigned)
• Sebastiano Priuli † (4 Sep 1495 Appointed - 2 Oct 1502 Died)
• Aldobrandini Ursini † (5 Oct 1502 Appointed - 1524 Resigned)
• Gabriel Iban al-Qelai, O.F.M. † ( 1507 Appointed - 1516 Died)
• Livio Podocatharo † (5 Oct 1524 Appointed - 1552 Resigned)
• Caesar Podocathor, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (24 Aug 1552 Appointed - 1560 Died)
• Filippo Mocenigo † (13 Mar 1560 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1196	Erected		Archdiocese of Nicosia (erected)
1570	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Nicosia (suppressed)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Balastro, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1288 to 4 Mar 1296)
• Giovanni Francesco Brusato † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1476 to 1477)
• Jean Caphurius † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1500)
• Corrado Caracciolo † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1395 to 2 Oct 1402)
• Stefano Carrara † (Archbishop: 10 Apr 1402 to 3 Oct 1412)
• Giovanni Colonna, O.P. † (Archbishop: 1262)
• Andrea de Constantinopoli, O.P. † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1447 to 1451)
• Louis de Fenollet † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1471 to 22 Mar 1476)
• Philippe Gaston † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1342 to 21 Jul 1360)
• Guillaume Gonème, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 16 May 1467 to 13 May 1471)
• Béranger Grégoire, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 4 Aug 1376 to 6 Oct 1382)
• Domenico Grimani † (Administrator: 3 Jul 1495 to 4 Sep 1495)
• Gabriel Iban al-Qelai, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1507 to 1516)
• Isidore of Kiev † (Administrator: 10 May 1456 to 27 Apr 1463)
• Gérard de Langres † (Archbishop: 1295 to 15 Aug 1303)
• Hugues of Lusignan † (Administrator: 8 Jul 1411; Archbishop: 5 Mar 1421 to 1424)
• Vittore Marcello † (Archbishop: 7 Feb 1477 to 1483)
• Filippo Mocenigo † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1560 - )
• Gelasio di Montolif † (Archbishop: Sep 1442 to 10 Feb 1447)
• Giovanni Moreli † (Archbishop: 10 Feb 1447 to 19 Apr 1447)
• Élie di Nabinal, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 16 Nov 1332 to 12 Jul 1342; Administrator: 12 Jul 1342 to 20 Sep 1342)
• Livio Podocatharo † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1524 to 1552)
• Caesar Podocathor, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Archbishop: 24 Aug 1552 to 1560)
• Ludovico Podocathor †
• Jean de Polo, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 May 1312 to 1332)
• Raimundo de Pradella † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1361 to 29 Jan 1376)
• Sebastiano Priuli † (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1495 to 2 Oct 1502)
• Cornelio Sozomeno †
• Giulio Stauriano, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Oct 1561 to 19 Mar 1571)
• Benedetto Superanzio † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1484 to 1495)
• Aldobrandini Ursini † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1502 to 1524)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 365, and Page 366 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 202, and Page 203 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 258

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