Roman Catholic Diocese of Ston

The Diocese of Ston (also Diocese of Stagno or Diocese of Sagona) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Croatia, located in the city of Stagno. In 1828 it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Dubrovnik.^[1][2]

Catholic Dioceses in Bosnia and Dalmatia in the 15th century

History

• 800: Established (from Diocese of Ragusa) as Diocese of Ston^[2] (Dioecesis Stagnensis)
• 1300: Suppressed (to establish Diocese of Korčula) ^[2]
• 1541: Restored as Diocese of Ston (from Diocese of Korčula) ^[2]
• June 30, 1828: Suppressed (to the Archdiocese of Dubrovnik)^[2] via the papal bull, Locum Beati Petri, issued by Pope Leo XII on 30 June 1828.
• 1933: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Ston

Ordinaries

Diocese of Ston

• Tommaso Malombra (7 Feb 1463 – 1513 Died)
• Nicolò Niconisi (1513 – 1541 Died)
• Tommaso Cervino, O.P. (2 Dec 1541 – 1551 Resigned)
• Pietro de Gozzo, O.P. (25 Feb 1551 – 1564 Died)
• Boniface of Ragusa, O.F.M. (17 Nov 1564 – 1582 Died)
• Basilio Gradi, O.S.B. (14 Mar 1584 – 1585 Died)
• Crisostomo Arameo, O.S.B. (18 Mar 1585 – 1605 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Giorgi, O.S.B. (14 Aug 1606 – 24 Nov 1608 Died)
• Michael Rezzi (Resti) (28 Sep 1609 – 9 Jul 1614 Appointed, Bishop of Nusco)
• Ambrogio Gozzeo, O.P. (23 Mar 1615 – 13 Jul 1632 Died)
• Ludovico Giamagna, O.P. (24 Nov 1632 – Jul 1634 Died)
• Paolo de Gratiis (9 Jul 1635 – 1652 Died)
• Carlo Giuliani (bishop), O.P. (3 Feb 1653 – 3 Nov 1663 Died)^[3]
• Pietro Luccari (23 Jun 1664 – 23 Nov 1679 Died)
• Giacinto Maria Passati, O.P. (13 May 1680 – 8 Aug 1680 Died)^[4]
• Agostino Flavio Macedonich, O.F.M. (27 Jan 1681 – 14 Dec 1682 Died)^[4]
• Giovanni Battista Natali (bishop), O.P. (15 Nov 1683 – 4 Aug 1687 Died)^[4]
• Carlo Olantes, O.P. (31 May 1688 – 10 Nov 1692 Died)^[4]
• Giaconto Tuartkovich, O.F.M. (13 Apr 1693 – Jan 1694 Died)^[4]
• Alfonso Basilio Ghetaldo, O.S.B. (19 Jul 1694 – 12 Sep 1702 Died)^[4][5]
• Vincenzo Lupi, O.F.M. (4 Jun 1703 – 3 Nov 1709 Died)^[4]
• Francesco Volanti (7 May 1710 – 8 Apr 1741 Died)^[4]
• Angelo Maria (Jean Luc) Volanti, O.P. (3 Jul 1741 – 25 Jun 1744 Died)
• Hijacint Marija Milković, O.P. (21 Jun 1745 – 20 Mar 1752 Appointed, Archbishop of Dubrovnik)
• Pietro Budmani (17 Jul 1752 – 2 Apr 1772 Died)
• Francesco Maria Sorgo Bobali, O.F.M. (7 Sep 1772 – 29 Jun 1800 Died)
• Antonio Raffaele Dolci, O.P. (20 Oct 1800 – 1807 Died)

References

1. "Diocese of Stagno (Ston)(Sagona)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. "Titular Episcopal See of Ston" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Bishop Carlo Giuliani, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
4. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 363. (in Latin)
5. "Bishop Alfonso Basilio Ghetaldo, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 25, 2017