The Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia (also Hierapytna or Gerapitna) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Hierapetra in the southeast of the Greek island of Crete when it was under Venetian rule. It was suppressed sometime in the 1600s. History 1200s: Established as Diocese of Hierapetra 1650?: Suppressed 1933: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Hierapetra Ordinaries Diocese of Hierapetra Latin Name: Hierapetrensis Philippe Bartolomei (14 Apr 1480 – 1501 Died) Ippolito Arrivabene (20 Dec 1542 – 1564 Resigned) Nicolaus Bertholdi (14 Jul 1564 – 20 Jun 1571 Died) Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia 16 July 1571: United with the Diocese of Sitia Latin Name: Hierapetrensis et Sythiensis Gaspare Viviani (16 Jul 1571 – 3 Aug 1579 Appointed, Bishop of Anagni) Alexander de Turre, C.R.L. (31 Jan 1594 – 1624 Died) Pierre Pisani, O.F.M. (7 Oct 1624 – 1634 Resigned) Georges Minotti (21 Aug 1634 Appointed – ) References Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Greece Ierapetra Kingdom of Candia 13th-century establishments in Europe