, built by Uljaytu. A possible prototype of the
Bibi-Khanym Mosque. François Préault in 1808.|440x440px On 1 April 1318, due to the
progress of the Persian missions of the
Dominican and
Franciscan orders,
pope John XXII established the
archdiocese of Soltania and separated it from the
archdiocese of Khanbalik. In 1329, the
Latin Diocese of Samarcanda became its
suffragan for the
Chagatai Khanate, at least until
Tamerlane (founder of the Timurids) swept its see
Samarkand. The archdiocese was suppressed as residential see around 1450.
Residential archbishops ;
Metropolitan Archbishops of Soltania • Francesco da Perugia,
Dominican Order O.P. (1318.08.01 – ?) •
Guillaume Adam, O.P. (1322.10.06 – 1324.10.26); previously Archbishop of
Smirna (Smyrna) (Asian Turkey, now İzmir) (1318 – 1322.10.06); later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Bar (Montenegro) (1324.10.26 – death 1341) • Giovanni di Cori, O.P. (1329.08.09 – ?) • Guglielmo, O.P. (? – ?) • Giovanni di Piacenza, O.P. (1349.01.09 – ?) • Tommaso, O.P. (1368.02.28 – ?) • Domenico Manfredi, O.P. (1388.08.18 – ?) • Giovanni di Gallofonte, O.P. (1398.08.26 – ?) • Nicolò Roberti (1401.01.24 – ?); previously Bishop of
Ferrara (Italy) (1393.02.04 – 1401.01.24) • Thomas Abaraner, O.P. (1425.12.19 – ?) • Giovanni, O.P. (1425.12.19 – ?)
Titular see Province,
Iran Transformed at its suppression as residential see in 1450 into a Latin
Titular archbishopric, which was itself suppressed in 1926: • Titular Bishop Francisco Salazar,
Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1548.09.12 – ?) • Titular Bishop:
Bishop-elect Bernardino de Carmona (1551.07.10 – ?) • Titular Archbishop Alberto Bitter (1922.10.09 – 1926.12.19) == See also ==