Roman Catholic Diocese of Chioggia

The Italian Catholic diocese of Chioggia is in the Veneto. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Venice.^[1]

History

Chioggia in antiquity was known as Fossa Clodia; in the Middle Ages as Clugia. In 1106, Enrico Grancarolo, Bishop of the island of Malamocco, then nearly deserted, transferred his see to Chioggia.

Other bishops were:

• Giacomo Nacchiante (1544)
• the Dominican Marco Medici (1578), a theologian at the Council of Trent
• Gabriello Fiamma (1584), one of the greatest orators of his time.

Cardinal Pietro Bembo was a canon of the cathedral.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
2. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia article

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.