Canea

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Formerly a titular see of Crete, suppressed by a decree of 1894. Canea is the Italian name of Cydonia. Both names, however, were used simultaneously as separate titles. (See CYDONIA.)

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Author: Pétridès, Sophrone
Publication: The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1908.
Nihil Obstat: Nihil Obstat. November 1, 1908. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor.
Imprimatur: Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.