Roman Catholic Diocese of Retimo–Ario
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Retimo Latin: Dioecesis Rhithymnensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Rethymo on the north coast of the island of Crete. It was established around 1250 AD. On 5 November 1551, it was renamed as Diocese of Retimo–Ario / Rhithymnensis–Ariensis and gained territory from the suppressed Roman [Catholic Diocese of Ario].
Bishops of Rethymo
Bishops of Rethymo-Ario
- Timoteo Giustiniani, O.P.
- Bartolomeo Chiapponi
- Giulio Carrara
- Lelio Zanchi
- Ferdinando D'Avila O.F.M. Obs.
- Sebastiano Aroldus, O.F.M. Obs.
- Luca Stella
- Giovanni Sanctatus, O.P.
- Stephanus Penulatius, O.S.H.
- Giovanni Francesco Gozzadini
Titular see
With the Ottoman conquest of Crete, around 1650?, the residential diocese was suppressed and listed as titular bishopric of Rhithymna / Retimo.In 1936, the titular see was suppressed, having has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest rank :
- Francesco Trevisan Suarez
- José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga
- Marco Antonio Maiz
- William Wareing
- James David Richards
- Paul Pellet, Society of African Missions
- Americo Bevilacqua, previously Bishop of Alatri ; later Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis
- António Antunes