Diocese of Crete

DIOCESE OF CRETE (Dioecesis Candiensis)

Country : Greece
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1213 as Archdiocese of Candia
Abolished 1669
Re-established 1874 as Diocese of Crete
No bishops since 1935

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Arms of Bishops

Leonardo Dolfin (1387-1392 and 1408-1415)
Lorenzo Campeggio (Administrator, 1534-1536)
Pietro Valier (1620-1623)

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