Roman Catholic Diocese of Torcello

The Diocese of Torcello or Diocese of Turris (Latin: Dioecesis Torcellanus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Torcello in the province of Venice in northeastern Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Patriarchate of Venice.^[1][2]

History

• 639: Established as Diocese of Torcello from the suppressed Diocese of Altino^[2]
• 1818 May 01: Suppressed to the Patriarchate of Venice^[2]
• 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Torcello.^[2]

Ordinaries

Diocese of Torcello

Erected: 640
Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venice

• Geoffroy,
  OP
  (20 Jun 1253 – )

...

• Archbishop of Candia
  )
• Bishop of Brescia
  )
• Placido Pavanello (5 Nov 1464 – 1471 Died)
• Simon Contarini (4 Sep 1471 – 1485 Died)
• Stefan Teglatije
  (de Taleazis) (5 Sep 1485 – 1514 Died)

...

• Girolamo Foscari (16 May 1526 Appointed – 2 Jan 1563 Died)
• Bishop of Brescia)^[3]
• Carlo Pisani (26 Aug 1579 – 1587 Died)
• Antonio Grimani (26 Oct 1587 – Sep 1618 Resigned)
• Zaccaria della Vecchia (14 May 1618 – 1625 Died)^[4]
• Bishop of Ceneda)^[5]
• Marco Zeno (20 Jul 1626 – 1643 Died)
• Marco Antonio Martinengo (13 Jul 1643 – Jul 1673 Died)
• Giacomo Vianoli (18 Dec 1673 – Nov 1691 Died)
• Marco Giustiniani (24 Mar 1692 – 2 Mar 1735 Died)^[6]
• Vincenzo Maria Diedo (14 Mar 1735 – 13 Jul 1753 Died)
• Nicolò Antonio Giustiniani,
  Bishop of Verona
  )
• Marco Giuseppe Cornaro (Corner) (28 May 1759 – 6 Apr 1767 Appointed,
  Bishop of Vicenza
  )
• Giovanni Nani (10 Jul 1767 – 19 Apr 1773 Appointed,
  Bishop of Brescia
  )
• Paolo Da Ponte, OCD (13 Sep 1773 – Mar 1792 Died)
• Niccolò Angelo Sagredo (18 Jun 1792 – 16 Aug 1804 Died)

1818 May 01: Suppressed to the Patriarchate of Venice

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