Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini

The Diocese of Santorini (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctoriensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Santorini in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.[1][2]

Diocese of Santorini

Dioecesis Sanctoriensis

Επισκοπή Θήρας
Location
CountryGreece
Ecclesiastical provinceNaxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
MetropolitanNaxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Statistics
Area495 km2 (191 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
12,366
450 (4%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established1204
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPetros Stefanou
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosif Printezis

History
  • 1204: Established as Diocese of Santorini, also called Diocese of Thera[3]

Ordinaries
  • Agostino (16 Nov 1477 Ordained Bishop – 1494 died)
...
  • Acenario López (31 Mar 1516 – 1521 died)[4]
  • Santiago Calatayud, OSA (20 Feb 1521 – 1526 died)[5]
  • Rodrigo de Beniambras (11 Mar 1527 – 1535 died)[6]
  • Benedetto, OCist (6 Aug 1535 – 1539 died)
  • Dionisio de Avila, OdeM (29 Oct 1539 – 1552 died)[7]
  • Ludovico de Argentis (12 Sep 1552 – )
  • Marco Lauro, OP (16 Dec 1555 – 26 Jan 1560 appointed, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna)
  • Domenico di Grammatica (26 Apr 1560 – 1565 died)
  • Bernardo Lauro, OP (12 Oct 1565 – 7 Oct 1583 appointed, Bishop of Milos)
  • Angelo di Cipro, OP (7 Nov 1583 – 1585 resigned)
  • Bernardo Lauro, OP (27 Nov 1585 – 1588 died)
  • Antonio de Marchi (16 Mar 1588 – )[8]
  • Pietro de Marchi, OP (18 Apr 1611 – 19 Feb 1625 appointed, Archbishop of Izmir)
  • Giovanni Maria Galli (bishop), OFM (21 Apr 1625 – )
  • Andrea Soffiani (4 Mar 1630 – 10 Mar 1642 appointed, Roman Catholic Bishop of Chios)
  • Gerolamo de Paduano, OFM (16 Jun 1642 – 26 Dec 1666 died)
  • Francesco Santaggi (14 May 1668 – Aug 1686 died)
  • Giovanni d'Aviani (12 Aug 1686 – 1687 died)
  • Francesco Crispo (24 Nov 1687 – Feb 1714 died)
  • Luigi Guarchi (1 Oct 1714 – 26 Sep 1738 appointed, Bishop of Tinos)
  • Francesco Antonio Razzolini, OFMConv (14 Dec 1739 – 7 May 1746 resigned)
  • Domenico Mainetta (19 Dec 1746 – 20 Feb 1758 resigned)
  • Giovanni Battista Crispi (19 Jul 1758 – 12 Jul 1773 appointed, Archbishop of Naxos)
  • Giorgio Stay (12 Jul 1773 – 16 May 1774 died)
  • Pietro Delenda (27 Jun 1774 – 20 Mar 1807 died)
  • Iosephus Maria Tobia, OFMConv (21 Feb 1809 – 19 Jul 1815 died)
  • Caspar Delenda (19 Jul 1815 – 16 Sep 1825 died)
  • Luca de Cigalla (15 Dec 1828 – 12 Feb 1847 died)
  • François Cuculla (10 Sep 1847 – 14 Jan 1853 appointed, Archbishop of Naxos)
  • Niccola Adolfo Marinelli (14 Jan 1853 – 9 Dec 1855 resigned)
  • Lorenzo Bergeretti (29 Jul 1856 – 22 Aug 1862 appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Naxos)
  • Fedele Abbati (Abati), OFM (27 Mar 1863 – 16 Oct 1877 resigned)
  • Antonio Galibert (4 Feb 1879 – 8 Aug 1906 died)
  • Michele Camilleri (1 Jul 1907 – 19 Mar 1931 died)
  • Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, OFMCap (12 Jan 1932 – 4 May 1945 resigned)
  • Georges Xenopulos, SJ (22 Feb 1947 – 27 Jun 1974 retired)
  • Frangkiskos Papamanolis, OFMCap (27 Jun 1974 – 13 May 2014 retired)
  • Petros Stefanou (13 May 2014 –

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Santorini {Thira}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Santorini" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Thera".
  4. "Bishop Acenario López" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016
  5. "Bishop Santiago Calatayud, OSA" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016
  6. "Bishop Rodrigo de Beniambras" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016
  7. " Bishop Dionisio de Avila, OdeM" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016
  8. "Bishop Antonio de Marchi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

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