Former Diocese of

Pula

Croatia Croatia

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Pula / Pola (Italiano) / Polen(sis) (Latin)

Suppressed

History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Pula (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ivan Dominik Juras
(1778.07.20 – 1802.09.19)

Born:1742.12.23
Ordained Priest:1766.08.14
Consecrated Bishop:1778.08.09
Died:1802.09.19 († 59)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1778.07.20 – 1802.09.19)

Bishop Francesco Polesini
(1772 – 1778.06.01)

Born:1729.12.13
Ordained Priest:1753.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1772.07.05
Died:1819.01.09 († 89)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1772 – 1778.06.01)

Bishop of Poreč (Croatia) (1778.06.01 – 1819.01.09)

Bishop Giovanni Andrea Balbi, O.F.M. Conv.
(1732.07.21 – 1771.10)

Born:1692.03.10?
Ordained Priest:1720.10.06
Consecrated Bishop:1728.06.20
Died:1771.10 († 79)

Bishop of Nona (Croatia) (1728.06.14 – 1732.07.21)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1732.07.21 – 1771.10)

Bishop Lelio Valentino Contessini-Ettorio
(1729.11.28 – 1732.03)

Born:1680.02.14
Ordained Priest:1706.03.20
Consecrated Bishop:1729.11.30
Died:1732.03 († 52)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1729.11.28 – 1732.03)

Bishop Giuseppe Maria Bottari, O.F.M. Conv.
(1695 – 1729.09)

Born:1646? (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1695.07.10
Died:1729.09 († 82)

Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans) (1689 – 1695)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1695 – 1729.09)

Bishop Eleonoro Pagello
(1689 – 1695)

Born:1643.01.09
Ordained Priest:1669.06.16
Died:1695.05 († 52)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1689 – 1695)

Bishop Bernardino Corniani
(1664 – 1689)

Born:1626?
Died:1689.01.28 († 62)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1664 – 1689)

Bishop Ambrosio Fracassini, O.P.
(1663 – 1663.09.22)

Born:1597.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1663.03.27
Died:1663.09.22 († 65)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1663 – 1663.09.22)

Bishop Gaspare Cattaneo
(1662.07.31 – 1662.11)

Born:1628?
Consecrated Bishop:1662.08.27
Died:1662.11 († 33)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1662.07.31 – 1662.11)

Bishop Luigi Marcello, C.R.S.
(1653 – 1661)

Born:1595?
Consecrated Bishop:1635.09.21
Died:1661.07.16 († 65)

Bishop of Ε ibenik (Croatia) (1635 – 1653)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1653 – 1661)

Bishop Badoer Badoer
(1641 – 1648)

Ordained Priest:1634.01.08
Consecrated Bishop:1641.07.07
Died:1648?

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1641 – 1648)

Bishop Giulio Saraceno
(1627 – 1640.08)

Consecrated Bishop:1627.03.19
Died:1640.08

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1627 – 1640.08)

Bishop Rodolfo Rodolfi Sforza
(1625 – 1626)

Born:1594?
Ordained Priest:1624.12.22
Died:1626 († 32)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1625 – 1626)

Bishop Innocentius Serpa, C.R.L.
(1624.02.12 – 1625?)

Born:1573?
Consecrated Bishop:1624.02.18
Died:1625? († 52)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1624.02.12 – 1625?)

Fr. Innocenzo Serpa, C.R.L.
(1624 – 1624 not possessed)

Died:1624

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1624 – 1624 not possessed)

Bishop Uberto Testa
(1618 – 1623)

Born:1569?
Died:1623.08 († 53)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1618 – 1623)

Bishop Kornelije Sozomenos
(1605 – 1617.09)

Consecrated Bishop:1605.09.11
Died:1617.09

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1605 – 1617.09)

Bishop Klaudije Sozomenos
(1583.02.07 – 1605)

Consecrated Bishop:1583.04.17
Died:1614

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1583.02.07 – 1605)

Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg (Austria) (1605 – 1614)

Bishop Matteo Barbabianca
(1567 – 1582.11.03)

Born:1532?
Consecrated Bishop:1567.11.01
Died:1582.11.03 († 49)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1567 – 1582.11.03)

Patriarch Antonius Elio (HΓ©lia)
(1548.08.17 – 1566)

Born:1506
Died:1576? († 70)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1548.08.17 – 1566)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1558.07.20 – 1576?)

Bishop of Koper (Slovenia) (1572.07.30 – 1576?)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Vergerio
(1532 – 1548)

Died:1548

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1532 – 1548)

Bishop Altobello de Averoldis
(1497 – 1531.11.01)

Born:1468?
Consecrated Bishop:1498.05.06
Died:1531.11.01 († 62)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1497 – 1531.11.01)

Bishop Michele Orsini
(1475 – 1497)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1475 – 1497)

Bishop Giovanni Dremano
(1465 – 1475)

Died:1475?

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1465 – 1475)

Bishop Mosè Buffarelli
(1451 – 1465.01.05)

Died:1471?

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1451 – 1465.01.05)

Bishop of Belluno (Italy) (1465.01.05 – 1471?)

Bishop de Luschi de Luschi
(1426 – 1451)

Died:1451?

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1426 – 1451)

Bishop Francesco Franceschi Novello
(1423.09.24 – 1426?)

Died:1426?

Bishop of Modone (Greece) (1409.06.10 – 1410?)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1423.09.24 – 1426?)

Bishop Tommaso Tommasini Paruta, O.P.
(1420.03.04 – 1423.09.24)

Died:1446.03.24

Bishop of Cittanova (Croatia) (1409 – 1420.03.04)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1420.03.04 – 1423.09.24)

Bishop of Urbino (Italy) (1423.09.24 – 1424.12.11)

Bishop of TraΓΉ (Croatia) (1424.12.11 – 1435.10.24)

Bishop of Macerata (Italy) (1435.10.24 – 1440.10.15)

Bishop of Recanati (Italy) (1435.10.24 – 1440.10.15)

Bishop of Feltre (Italy) (1440.10.15 – 1446.03.24)

Bishop Biagio Molino (later Patriarch)
(1410.02.19 – 1420.03.04)

Born:1380?
Died:1447 († 67)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1410.02.19 – 1420.03.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zadar (Croatia) (1420.03.04 – 1427.10.17)

Patriarch of Grado (Italy) (1427.10.17 – 1434.10.20)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (1434.10.20 – 1447)

Bishop Bartolomeo
(1409 – 1410)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1409 – 1410)

Bishop Guido Memo
(1383 – 1409)

Died:1438

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1383 – 1409)

Bishop of Verona (Italy) (1409 – 1438)

Bishop NiccolΓ² de Finolis Foscarini
(1360 – 1382)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1360 – 1382)

Bishop Benedetto
(1353.01.18 – 1360)

Died:1360

Bishop of Sorres (Italy) (1344.09.13 – 1348.01.26)

Bishop of Chioggia (Italy) (1348.01.26 – 1353.01.18)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1353.01.18 – 1360)

Bishop Leonardo de Cagnoli
(1349.11.05 – 1353.01.18)

Died:1362.09?

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1349.11.05 – 1353.01.18)

Bishop of Chioggia (Italy) (1353.01.18 – 1362.09?)

Bishop Bonagrazia dall’Aquila, O.F.M.
(1342.05.31 – 1348)

Bishop of Ulcinj (Montenegro) (1334.08.17 – 1342.05.31)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1342.05.31 – 1348)

Bishop Sergio
(1331.04.15 – 1342)

Died:1342

Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro) (1328.10.10 – 1331.04.15)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1331.04.15 – 1342)

Bishop Guido, O.S.B. Cam.
(1328.12.05 – 1330)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1328.12.05 – 1330)

Bishop Antonio, O.F.M.
(1325 – 1328)

Died:1328

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1325 – 1328)

Archbishop Ugo, O.F.M.
(1308.03.30 – 1325)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano (Italy) (1307 – 1308.03.30)

Titular Bishop of Byblus (1307.07.21 – 1308.03.19)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1308.03.30 – 1325)

Bishop Oddone Sala (Otho), O.P. (later Patriarch)
(1302 – 1308)

Died:1325.05.03

Bishop of Terralba (Italy) (1300 – 1302)

Bishop of Pula (Croatia) (1302 – 1308)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oristano (Italy) (1308 – 1312.05.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy) (1312.05.10 – 1323.06.26)

Apostolic Administrator of Montecassino (Italy) (1323.06.06 – 1325.05.03)

Patriarch of Alexandria (1323.06.26 – 1325.05.03)

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