Diocese of Torcello (Turris)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Torcello (Turris)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 640
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Italy

---

Past Ordinaries

• Geoffroy , O.P. † (20 Jun 1253 Appointed - )
• Domenico † ( 1314 Appointed - 16 Jan 1318 Appointed, Patriarch of Grado)
• Petrocinus Casalesco, O.S.B. † (10 Jun 1351 Appointed - 26 Apr 1362 Appointed, Archbishop of Ravenna)
• Filippo Paruta † (2 Apr 1426 Appointed - 20 Feb 1448 Appointed, Archbishop of Candia {Crete})
• Domenico de Dominici † (20 Feb 1448 Appointed - 14 Nov 1464 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
• Placido Pavanello, O.S.B. † (5 Nov 1464 Appointed - 1471 Died)
• Simon Contarini † (4 Sep 1471 Appointed - 1485 Died)
• Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis) † (5 Sep 1485 Appointed - 1514 Died)
• Girolamo de Portiae † (5 Apr 1514 Appointed - 1526 Died)
• Girolamo Foscari † (16 May 1526 Appointed - 2 Jan 1563 Died)
• Giovanni Delfino † (3 Jan 1563 Appointed - 26 Aug 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
• Carlo Pisani † (26 Aug 1579 Appointed - 1587 Died)
• Antonio Grimani † (26 Oct 1587 Appointed - Sep 1618 Resigned)
• Zaccaria della Vecchia † (14 May 1618 Appointed - 1625 Died)
• Marco Giustiniani † (3 Mar 1625 Appointed - 27 Oct 1625 Appointed, Bishop of Ceneda)
• Marco Zeno † (20 Jul 1626 Appointed - 6 Feb 1641 Died)
• Marco Antonio Martinengo † (13 Jul 1643 Appointed - 17 Jul 1673 Died)
• Giacomo Vianoli † (18 Dec 1673 Appointed - Nov 1691 Died)
• Marco Giustiniani † (24 Mar 1692 Appointed - 2 Mar 1735 Died)
• Vincenzo Maria Diedo † (14 Mar 1735 Appointed - 13 Jul 1753 Died)
• Nicolò Antonio Giustiniani, O.S.B. † (26 Nov 1753 Confirmed - 12 Feb 1759 Appointed, Bishop of Verona)
• Marco Giuseppe Cornaro (Corner) † (28 May 1759 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1767 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)
• Giovanni Nani † (10 Jul 1767 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1773 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)
• Paolo Da Ponte, O.C.D. † (13 Sep 1773 Confirmed - Mar 1792 Died)
• Niccolò Angelo Sagredo † (18 Jun 1792 Confirmed - 16 Aug 1804 Died)

---

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
640	Erected		Diocese of Torcello (Turris) (erected)
1818	Suppressed	Diocese of Torcello (Turris) (suppressed)	Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}

---

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

  ---

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Petrocinus Casalesco, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1351 to 26 Apr 1362)
• Simon Contarini † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1471 to 1485)
• Marco Giuseppe Cornaro (Corner) † (Bishop: 28 May 1759 to 6 Apr 1767)
• Paolo Da Ponte, O.C.D. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 Sep 1773 to Mar 1792)
• Giovanni Delfino † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1563 to 26 Aug 1579)
• Zaccaria della Vecchia † (Bishop: 14 May 1618 to 1625)
• Vincenzo Maria Diedo † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1735 to 13 Jul 1753)
• Domenico de Dominici † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1448 to 14 Nov 1464)
• Girolamo Foscari † (Bishop: 16 May 1526 to 2 Jan 1563)
• Marco Giustiniani † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1692 to 2 Mar 1735)
• Marco Giustiniani † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1625 to 27 Oct 1625)
• Nicolò Antonio Giustiniani, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1753 to 12 Feb 1759)
• Antonio Grimani † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1587 to Sep 1618)
• Giulio Grimani † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Sep 1561 to 1562)
• Marco Antonio Martinengo † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1643 to 17 Jul 1673)
• Giovanni Nani † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1767 to 19 Apr 1773)
• Filippo Paruta † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1426 to 20 Feb 1448)
• Placido Pavanello, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1464 to 1471)
• Carlo Pisani † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1579 to 1587)
• Girolamo de Portiae † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1514 to 1526)
• Niccolò Angelo Sagredo † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 18 Jun 1792 to 16 Aug 1804)
• Stefan Teglatije (de Taleazis) † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 5 Sep 1485 to 1514)
• Giacomo Vianoli † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1673 to Nov 1691)
• Marco Zeno † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1626 to 6 Feb 1641)
• Domenico † (Bishop: 1314 to 16 Jan 1318)
• Geoffroy , O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1253 - )

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 489 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 253 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 340 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 383 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 410

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils Eastern Catholic Churches
About Catholic-Hierarchy		Terminology/Site Help
		Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2020 Code: web_d, v3.3.4, 28 Mar 2020; Data: 24 Dec 2020

✠