Editing Chalcis (section)

=== Latin crusader bishopric ===
At the establishment of the [[crusader state]] [[Lordship of Negroponte]], Chalcis or Negroponte (seat of the central one of its three 'triarchies' constituent baronies) became a [[Latin Church]] [[diocese]], the first bishop being Theodorus, the Greek bishop of the see, who entered [[communion (Christian)|communion]] with the [[Holy See|see of Rome]],<ref>Michel Lequien, [https://books.google.com/books?id=86weAemI-e4C ''Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus''], Paris 1740, Vol. II, coll. 212-215</ref> installed by [[papal legate]].
 
On 8 February 1314, the Latin see was united ''[[in commendam]]'' (as an 'additional benefice') with the [[Latin Patriarch of Constantinople|Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople]], so that the exiled Patriarch, excluded from Constantinople itself since the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] reconquest of the city, could have actual jurisdiction on Greek soil and exercise a direct role as head of the Latin clergy in what remained of [[Latin Greece]].<ref>{{cite journal | last = Loenertz | first = R.-J. | title = Cardinale Morosini et Paul Paléologue Tagaris, patriarches, et Antoine Ballester, vicaire du Papae, dans le patriarcat de Constantinople (1332-34 et 1380-87) | journal =  Revue des études byzantines | volume = 24 | year = 1966 | pages =  224–256 | url = http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rebyz_0766-5598_1966_num_24_1_1373 | doi = 10.3406/rebyz.1966.1373 | language = fr }}</ref>