During the
First Crusade, Tiberias was occupied by the crusaders soon after the capture of
Jerusalem. In 1099, the original site of the city was abandoned, and settlement shifted north to the present location. Saint Peter's Church, originally built by the Crusaders, is still standing today, although the building has been altered and reconstructed over the years. Under the crusaders, Tiberias became of Latin
suffragan see of their new Latin
Archbishopric of Nazareth, which replaced Scythopolis.
List of bishops
Resident bishops
This partial list of resident bishops is drawn from Bernard Hamilton (2016), The Latin Church in the Crusader States: The Secular Church, Routledge.
Elias (fl. 1144)
Gerald (fl. 1174–1178)
Geoffrey (fl. 1241)
Eustorgius (1259–1273)
William I of Salonica (1273–1274)
William II le Velus (1274–
c. 1283)
Titular bishops
Pietro Corsari (1397 – ?)
João Manuel,
Carmelites (O. Carm.) (1442.04.18 – 1444.07.20)