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Roman Catholic Diocese of Milopotamus

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Milopotamus (also Diocese of Mylopotamus) is a former Latin Catholic bishopric on Crete in southern Greece and present Latin titular bishopric, now under the later assumed name Eleutherna.[1][2]

Ecclesiastical history

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Modern Lefterna, in Mylopotamos, Crete, was the seat since 1212 of a Latin Roman Catholic Diocese of Milopotamus, which was suppressed in 1669.

Resident bishops

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Titular see of Eleutherna (originally Milopotamus)

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When the diocese of Milopotamus was suppressed in 1669, it was immediately turned into a Latin Titular bishopric of the lowest (episcopal) rank, which had its name changed gradually in the 20th century into titular see of Eleutherna.

It is vacant, having had the following incumbents:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Mylopotamos" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Eleutherna" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Bishop Dionisio Zannettini, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016[self-published source]
  4. ^ "Bishop Nicola Stridoni, O. Crucif." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016[self-published source]
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