CORFU, Zante and Cephalonia, Diocese of. - According to tradition, the Gospel was preached by Jason, a disciple of the apostle Paul (Acts 17:5-9; Rom. 16:21), in Corfu, which was the seat of an ancient bishopric, elevated to a metropolis in 1310, and which numbered among its pastors Marc'Antonio Barbarigo (v.) and the learned Angelo Maria Querini, later a cardinal. Among the sacred monuments of the Byzantine era, mention should be made of the church of Sts. Jason and Sosipater of the 12th century, that of St. Corcyra and of St. Spyridon, martyred under Diocletian and present at the Council of Nicaea.

The dioceses of Zante and Cephalonia, also of ancient origin (4th century), were reconstituted as Latin bishoprics in the 13th century and united by Honorius III in 1222.

From 3 June 1919, these last two were in turn united to that of Corfu, giving rise to the united dioceses of Corfu, Zante and Cephalonia. There are 3500 faithful, 4 parishes and 7 priests.

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BIBL.: E. Herman, Korfu, in LThK, VI, p. 206; C. da Terzorio, Le missioni dei Minori cappuccini, II, Rome 1914; Sp. K. Papageorgios, Storia della Chiesa di Corcira delle origini ad oggi, Carpi 1920 (in Greek).

Mariano Balli

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