Crete {Candia} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Giovanni Quirini † ( 1252 Appointed - 17 Aug 1252 Appointed, Bishop of Ferrara)
Angelo Maltraverso, O.P. † (5 Oct 1252 Appointed - 28 May 1255 Appointed, Patriarch of Grado)
Leonardo Pantaleo † ( 1260 Appointed - 1268 Died)
Matteo , O.P. † (31 Jan 1289 Appointed - )
Angelo Beacqua † (7 Apr 1294 Appointed - )
Leonardo Faletro † (7 Feb 1302 Appointed - 1308 Died)
Nicolò † (31 Jul 1308 Appointed - 1314 Resigned)
Alessandro di Sant’Elpidio, O.E.S.A. † (2 Mar 1314 Appointed - 1334 Resigned)
Egidio di Gallutiis, O.P. † (11 May 1334 Appointed - 6 Dec 1340 Died)
Francesco Michiel † (25 Sep 1342 Appointed - 1349 Died)
Orso Delfino † (30 Mar 1349 Appointed - 5 Nov 1361 Appointed, Patriarch of Grado)
Orso Delfino † (5 Nov 1361 Appointed - 6 Mar 1363 Appointed, Administrator of Modon (Medone, Methone))
St. Peter de Thomas, O. Carm. † (6 Mar 1363 Appointed - 5 Jul 1364 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople)
Francesco Querini † (5 Jul 1364 Appointed - 22 Dec 1367 Appointed, Patriarch of Grado)
Antonio Negri † (15 Jan 1369 Appointed - )
Pietro † (Apr 1375 Appointed - )
Matteo † (19 Mar 1378 Appointed - )
Antonio Contarini † (6 Apr 1386 Appointed - 16 Mar 1387 Died)
Leonardo Dolfin † (7 May 1387 Appointed - 29 Apr 1392 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Castello)
Marco Giustiniani † (31 Aug 1392 Appointed - 1405 Died)
Francesco Pavoni † (13 Feb 1406 Appointed - 1407 Died)
Marco Marin † (18 Oct 1407 Appointed - )
Leonardo Dolfin † (14 Sep 1408 Appointed - 1415 Died)
Pietro Donà (Donato) † (18 Apr 1415 Appointed - 5 Dec 1425 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Castello)
Fantino Vallaresso † (5 Dec 1425 Appointed - 1443 Died)
Fantino Dandolo † (4 Sep 1444 Appointed - 8 Jan 1448 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Padova {Padua})
Filippo Paruta † (20 Feb 1448 Appointed - 1458 Died)
Girolamo Landi † (29 Mar 1458 Appointed - 1493 Resigned)
Andrea Landi † (4 Jul 1493 Appointed - 1505 Died)
Giovanni Landi † (2 Mar 1506 Appointed - 1534 Resigned)
Lorenzo Campeggio † (17 Jun 1534 Appointed - 28 Jan 1536 Resigned)
Pietro Landi † (28 Jan 1536 Appointed - 1575 Resigned)
Lorenzo Vitturi † (6 Feb 1576 Appointed - 9 Feb 1597 Died)
Tommaso Contarini † (4 Jul 1597 Appointed - 7 Feb 1604 Died)
Aloisio Grimani † (7 Jan 1605 Appointed - 21 Feb 1620 Died)
Pietro Valier (Valerio) † (18 May 1620 Appointed - 2 Oct 1623 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ceneda)
Luca Stella † (4 Dec 1623 Appointed - 24 Nov 1632 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vicenza)
Luigi Leonardo Mocenigo (Mozzenigo) † (20 Jun 1633 Appointed - 1644 Died)
Giovanni Quirino † (19 Nov 1644 Appointed - )
Luigi M. Cannavò (Canavo), O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Dec 1874 Appointed - 17 Feb 1889 Resigned)
Francesco Giuseppe Seminara, O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Jun 1910 Appointed - 15 Mar 1926 Resigned)
Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. † (1 Feb 1934 Appointed - 5 May 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi)

Date	Event	From	To
Archdiocese of Candia {Crete}
1213	Erected		Archdiocese of Candia {Crete} (erected)
Diocese of Crete {Candia}
28 August 1874	Elevated	Archdiocese of Candia {Crete}	Diocese of Crete {Candia}
27 September 1974	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Crete {Candia} (from Izmir (Smirne))

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Crete {Candia}

1950 220 400,000 .1% 2 2 110 2 10 3 ap1951

1958 320 460,000 .1% 3 3 106 3 8 2 ap1960

1969 450 439,000 .1% 2 2 225 2 7 2 ap1971

1978 110 457,000 .0% 2 2 55 2 6 3 ap1981

1990 245 435,000 .1% 3 3 81 3 3 ap1991

1999 500 535,000 .1% 2 2 250 3 3 2 ap2000

2000 1,200 505,000 .2% 3 3 400 5 4 3 ap2001

2001 3,000 505,000 .6% 3 3 1,000 5 4 3 ap2002

2002 3,500 505,000 .7% 3 3 1,166 4 4 3 ap2003

2003 3,500 505,000 .7% 4 4 875 5 4 3 ap2004

2004 3,500 505,000 .7% 3 3 1,166 4 4 3 ap2005

2006 3,500 505,000 .7% 2 2 1,750 4 3 ap2007

2013 5,000 512,000 1.0% 2 2 4 1,250 4 4 ap2014

2016 4,800 507,800 .9% 2 2 4 1,200 3 4 ap2017

2019 4,700 510,000 .9% 2 2 4 1,175 3 4 ap2020

2021 4,500 510,000 .9% 1 1 4,500 1 3 ap2022

2023 4,200 509,000 .8% 1 3 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Crete {Candia}
1950	220	400,000	.1%		2	2	110	2	10	3	ap1951
1958	320	460,000	.1%		3	3	106	3	8	2	ap1960
1969	450	439,000	.1%		2	2	225	2	7	2	ap1971
1978	110	457,000	.0%		2	2	55	2	6	3	ap1981
1990	245	435,000	.1%		3	3	81	3		3	ap1991
1999	500	535,000	.1%		2	2	250	3	3	2	ap2000
2000	1,200	505,000	.2%		3	3	400	5	4	3	ap2001
2001	3,000	505,000	.6%		3	3	1,000	5	4	3	ap2002
2002	3,500	505,000	.7%		3	3	1,166	4	4	3	ap2003
2003	3,500	505,000	.7%		4	4	875	5	4	3	ap2004
2004	3,500	505,000	.7%		3	3	1,166	4	4	3	ap2005
2006	3,500	505,000	.7%		2	2	1,750	4		3	ap2007
2013	5,000	512,000	1.0%	2	2	4	1,250	4		4	ap2014
2016	4,800	507,800	.9%	2	2	4	1,200	3		4	ap2017
2019	4,700	510,000	.9%	2	2	4	1,175	3		4	ap2020
2021	4,500	510,000	.9%	1		1	4,500	1		3	ap2022
2023	4,200	509,000	.8%					1		3	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Angelo Beacqua † (Archbishop: 7 Apr 1294)
Lorenzo Campeggio † (Administrator: 17 Jun 1534 to 28 Jan 1536)
Luigi M. Cannavò (Canavo), O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1874 to 17 Feb 1889)
Antonio Contarini † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1386 to 16 Mar 1387)
Tommaso Contarini † (Archbishop: 4 Jul 1597 to 7 Feb 1604)
Fantino Dandolo † (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1444 to 8 Jan 1448)
Orso Delfino † (Archbishop: 30 Mar 1349 to 5 Nov 1361; Administrator: 5 Nov 1361 to 6 Mar 1363)
Giorgio Demezzo †
Leonardo Dolfin † (Archbishop: 7 May 1387 to 29 Apr 1392)
Pietro Donà (Donato) † (Archbishop: 18 Apr 1415 to 5 Dec 1425)
Leonardo Faletro † (Archbishop: 7 Feb 1302 to 1308)
Roberto da Gangi Vincenzo de Franco, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1939 to 1945)
Egidio di Gallutiis, O.P. † (Archbishop: 11 May 1334 to 6 Dec 1340)
Marco Giustiniani † (Archbishop: 31 Aug 1392 to 1405)
Aloisio Grimani † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1605 to 21 Feb 1620)
Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1934 to 5 May 1935)
Andrea Landi † (Archbishop: 4 Jul 1493 to 1505)
Giovanni Landi † (Archbishop: 2 Mar 1506 to 1534)
Girolamo Landi † (Archbishop: 29 Mar 1458 to 1493)
Pietro Landi † (Archbishop: 28 Jan 1536 to 1575)
Angelo Maltraverso, O.P. † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1252 to 28 May 1255)
Marco Marin † (Archbishop: 18 Oct 1407)
Francesco Michiel † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1342 to 1349)
Luigi Leonardo Mocenigo (Mozzenigo) † (Archbishop: 20 Jun 1633 to 1644)
Antonio Negri † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 1369)
Leonardo Pantaleo † (Archbishop: 1260 to 1268)
Fragkískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Administrator: 27 Jun 1974 to 13 May 2014)
Filippo Paruta † (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1448 to 1458)
Francesco Pavoni † (Archbishop: 13 Feb 1406 to 1407)
Francesco Querini † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1364 to 22 Dec 1367)
Giovanni Quirini † (Bishop: 1252 to 17 Aug 1252)
Giovanni Quirino † (Archbishop: 19 Nov 1644 - )
Alessandro di Sant’Elpidio, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 2 Mar 1314 to 1334)
Francesco Giuseppe Seminara, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1910 to 15 Mar 1926)
Bartolomeo Abramo Siringi †
Amedeo da Gangi Marcantonio Speciale, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1945 to 1951)
Andrea Arcadio Stanila †
Luca Stella † (Archbishop: 4 Dec 1623 to 24 Nov 1632)
St. Peter de Thomas, O. Carm. † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1363 to 5 Jul 1364)
Pietro Valier (Valerio) † (Archbishop: 18 May 1620 to 2 Oct 1623)
Fantino Vallaresso † (Archbishop: 5 Dec 1425 to 1443)
Lorenzo Vitturi † (Archbishop: 6 Feb 1576 to 9 Feb 1597)
Georges Xenopulos, S.J. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1952 to 27 Jun 1974)
Matteo † (Archbishop: 19 Mar 1378)
Matteo , O.P. † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 1289 - )
Nicolò † (Archbishop: 31 Jul 1308 to 1314)
Pietro † (Archbishop: Apr 1375)

Source(s)

Archdiocese of Candia {Crete}
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 215, and Page 216
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 139
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 181
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 168
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 401
Diocese of Crete {Candia}
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 583

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