Roman Catholic Diocese of Termia
The Diocese of Termia or Diocese of Thermae or Diocese of Thermia (Latin: Dioecesis Thermiensis seu Firminiensis) was a Latin Catholic crusader bishopric located in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea.[1][2] It was originally established as the Diocese of Ceo in 1330, before being renamed in 1600. The diocese was reestablished as a titular see in 1933 under the name Titular Episcopal See of Cea.
History
[edit]The diocese in the Cyclades was first established in 1330 as the Diocese of Ceo, part of the Venetian Duchy of Naxos, on the island of Kea.[2] In 1600, the bishopric was moved from Kea to Kythnos, and the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Thermia. Ordinaries of the diocese observed Roman Rite.[2]
In 1650, the Cyclades were conquered by the Ottoman Empire and the diocese's activities were suppressed. The diocese was nominally restored as the Titular Episcopal See of Cea in 1933,[2] and remains listed as such today.[3]
Ordinaries
[edit]Suffragan Bishops of Ceo
[edit]- Nicolò (? – ?)
- Pietro, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1350.11.17 – ?)
- Princivalle, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1370.05.29 – ?)
- Simone da Arezzo, O.F.M. (1376.06.16 – ?)
- Giorgio (? – ?)
- Francesco da Venezia, O.F.M. (1422.07.06 – ?)
- Francesco Barberi (1435? – death 1445?)
- Francesco, O.F.M. (1445.06.09 – 1453.04.30), later Bishop of Naxos (Greek island) (1453.04.30 – ?)
- Giovanni di Sicilia, O.F.M. (1454.11.29 – ?)
- Nicolò (? – ?)
- Pietro (? – ?)
- Gómez (1498.05.24 – ?)
- Giorgio Barozzi (? – ?)
- Giovanni Zotto (1520.02.06 – ?)
- Dionisio Zannettini, O.F.M. (1529.02.08 – 1538.12.11), later Bishop of Milopotamus (also in Greece; 1538.12.11 – 1555)[4]
- Costantino Giustianiani, O.P. (1540.08.27 – death 1546)
- Giovanni de Gaona, Canons Regular of saint Augustine (C.R.S.A.) (1546.02.19 – ?)
- Giacomo Rocca (1550? – ?)
Suffragan Bishops of Termia
[edit]Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Naxos
- Petrus Pitarca, O.F.M. (26 Jun 1617 - 1622 Died)[5]
- Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, O.F.M. (23 May 1622 - 1634 Resigned)[6]
- Giacomo Della Rocca (25 Sep 1634 - 1644 Died)[7]
- Giovanni Camponeschi, O.F.M. (19 Dec 1644 - 22 Jun 1654 Confirmed, Bishop of Mottola)
Latin Catholic titular see of Cea
[edit]Since the diocese's nominal restoration in 1933, under the name Cea, it has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank, but is vacant since decades:[2]
- James Thomas O’Dowd (1948.05.22 – 1950.02.05)
- José Clemente Maurer, Redemptorists (C.SS.R.) (1950.03.01 – 1951.10.27), as Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1950.03.01 – 1951.10.27), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Sucre (Bolivia) (1951.10.27 – 1983.11.30), created Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana (1967.06.29 – 1990.06.27), President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (1968 – 1979)
- Father Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, Capuchin Friars (O.F.M. Cap.) (1952.04.26 – 1952.06.29)
- Lawrence Bernard Brennan Casey (1953.02.10 – 1966.03.04).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Termia (Thermae)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
- ^ a b c d e "Titular Episcopal See of Cea" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 863
- ^ "Bishop Dionisio Zannettini, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Petrus Pitarca, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Giacomo Della Rocca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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