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."Diocese of Torcello (Turris)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Torcello" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
History 639: Established as Diocese of Torcello from the suppressed Diocese of Altino 1818 May 01: Suppressed to the Patriarchate of Venice 1968: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Torcello.
Ordinaries Diocese of Torcello Erected: 640 Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venice
Geoffroy, OP (20 Jun 1253 – ) ... Filippo Paruta (2 Apr 1426 – 20 Feb 1448 Appointed, Archbishop of Candia) Domenico de Dominicis (20 Feb 1448 – 14 Nov 1464 Appointed, 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) Giovanni Delfino (3 Jan 1563 – 26 Aug 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Brescia)"Bishop Giovanni Delfino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Carlo Pisani (26 Aug 1579 – 1587 Died) Antonio Grimani (26 Oct 1587 – Sep 1618 Resigned) Zaccaria della Vecchia (14 May 1618 – 1625 Died)"Bishop Zaccaria della Vecchia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016 Marco Giustiniani (3 Mar 1625 – 27 Oct 1625 Appointed, Bishop of Ceneda)"Bishop Marco Giustiniani, Bishop of Verona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 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)"Bishop Marco Giustiniani, Bishop of Torcello" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Vincenzo Maria Diedo (14 Mar 1735 – 13 Jul 1753 Died) Nicolò Antonio Giustiniani, OSB (26 Nov 1753 – 12 Feb 1759 Appointed, 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
Titular Bishops Gino Paro † (5 May 1969 - 21 September 1988 dead) Giovanni Tonucci (21 October 1989 - 18 October 2007, appointed Territorial prelate of Loreto) Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, (1 November 2007 - 18 December 2009, appointed Archbishop, personal title, of Treviso) Piero Pioppo, since 25 January 2010
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