Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Cyprus

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

1099

Jerusalem [Lat.] (Patr.) - (Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem) Holy Land [Israel, Palestinian areas], Cyprus, etc.

1187

Jerusalem [Lat.] (Patr., Patriarch exiled) - (Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem) Holy Land [Israel, Palestinian areas], Cyprus, etc.

1204

Constantinople / Konstantinopolis (Latin Patriarchate from now, de facto established by the Pope through Venice) - (Latin Empire of Constantinople) Turkey

1291

Jerusalem [Lat.] (Patr., abandoned, from now merely titular Patriarchate) - Holy Land [Israel, Palestinian areas], Cyprus, etc. 1742 Constantinople / Konstantinopolis (AV, supplanting the Latin Patriarchal vicars / suffragan bishops) - (Ottoman Empire) Turkey

1760

Aleppo [Lat.] (detached from AV Constantinople) - (Ottoman Empire) Syria

1817

Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus [Lat.] (AV, new name, previously AV Aleppo) - (Ottoman Empire) Lebanon, Syria, etc.

1839

Aleppo / Syria [Lat.] (AV, new name, previously AV of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus [Lat.]) - (Ottoman Empire) Lebanon, Syria, etc.

1847

Jerusalem [Lat.] (Patr., restored, detached from AV Aleppo) - (Ottoman Empire) Holy Land [Israel, Palestinian areas], Cyprus, etc.

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1196

Nicosia [Lat.] (AD) - Cyprus

1196

Famagusta [Lat.] (D) - Cyprus

1196

Limassol [Lat.] (D) - Cyprus

1196

Paphos [Lat.] (D) - Cyprus

1357

Cipro / Cyprus [Mar.] (AD, Catholic bishops from now) - Cyprus

1570

Nicosia [Lat.] (AD, abandoned) - Cyprus

1570

Paphos [Lat.] (D, abandoned) - Cyprus

1571

Famagusta [Lat.] (D, abandoned) - Cyprus

1571

Limassol [Lat.] (D, abandoned) - Cyprus

The Maronite Church in Cyprus has had Catholic bishops since 1357.

The Latin rite Catholic Church in Cyprus has since 1847 been part of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.