Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Nicosia

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The Latin Catholic archdiocese of Nicosia was created during the Crusades (1095-1487) in Cyprus; later becoming titular. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia[1] 31 Latin archbishops served beginning in 1196, shortly after the conquest of Cyprus by Richard I of England, to 1502.

The Selimiye Mosque was formerly the cathedral of the Holy Wisdom

List of archbishops

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Resident

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1303–? Henri de Gibelet (apostolic administrator)
1306–? Tommaso de Muro (apostolic administrator)
1308–? Pierre Erlant (apostolic administrator)
1311–? Pierre de Brie (apostolic administrator)
  • 1383–1406 Andrea Michelis
1411–1421 Hugh of Lusignan (apostolic administrator)
  • Roman obedience
1456–1463 Isidore of Kiev (apostolic administrator)
  • 1467–1469 Nicola Guglielmo Goner
  • 1471–1476 Louis Fenollet
  • 1476 Giovanni Francesco Brusato
  • 1477–1438/4 Vittore Marcello
  • 1484–1495 Benedetto Superanzio (or Soranzo)
1495 Domenico Grimani (apostolic administrator)

Titular

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Notes

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  1. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Nicosia (Cyprus)". Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. ^ "Chronological 1250–1299". Archived from the original on 2007-04-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Catholic Encyclopedia: Cyprus". Archived from the original on 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  4. ^ "FRANAUT-E". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  5. ^ "A History of Cyprus". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  6. ^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of April 10, 1747". Archived from the original on 2007-03-21.
  7. ^ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Conclaves by century". Archived from the original on 2007-04-05.
  8. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragona, Spain". Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. ^ "Archbishop Francesco Cherubini [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  10. ^ "Archbishop Guglielmo Piani [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Retrieved 2021-11-23.