Diocese of Paphos

The Diocese of Paphos (Latin: Dioecesis Paphensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in the city of Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. It was erected in 1196 and suppressed in 1570 after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1570.

Ordinaries

• James of Portugal (18 Jun 1457 – 27 Aug 1459, died in office)
• Guillaume Gonème, O.S.A. (13 May 1471 – Sep 1473, died in office)
• Giacomo de Cadapesario (3 Jul 1495 –)
• Jacopo Pisauro (? – 1541)
• Giovanni Maria Pisauro (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Nov 1541 – 1557)
• Pietro Contarini (9 Aug 1557 – 1562, resigned)
• Francesco Contarini (bishop) (Contareno) (16 Dec 1562 – 1570 died in office)

See also

• Catholic Church in Cyprus

References