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Bishop of Famagusta


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Famagusta (Latin: Dioecesis Famagustanus) was a Latin rite diocese with see in the city of Famagusta, on the island of Cyprus during the crusader rule, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

Nel 1291 il vescovo ed il capitolo di Tortosa, in Siria, città conquistata dagli Arabi, si rifugiarono a Famagosta; con una bolla di papa Bonifacio VIII del 1295, la diocesi latina di Tortosa fu unita a quella di Famagosta.

It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank with a few archiepiscopal exceptions :


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