Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Nicosia

The Selimiye Mosque was formerly the cathedral of the Holy Wisdom

The Latin Catholic archdiocese of Nicosia was created during the Crusades (1095-1487) in Cyprus; later becoming titular. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia[1] 31 Latin archbishops served beginning in 1196, shortly after the conquest of Cyprus by Richard I of England, to 1502.

  1. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Nicosia (Cyprus)". Archived from the original on 2007-04-06. Retrieved 2021-11-23.