Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctoriensis) is a diocese 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
Country	Greece
Ecclesiastical province	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Metropolitan	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Statistics
Area	495 km^2 (191 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 12,366 450 (4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1204
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Nikolaos Printesis
Bishops emeritus	Frangiskos Papamanolis

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, O.S.A. (20 Feb 1521 - 1526 Died)[5]
• Rodrigo de Beniambras (11 Mar 1527 - 1535 Died)[6]
• Benedetto, O. Cist. (6 Aug 1535 - 1539 Died)
• Dionisio de Avila, O. de M. (29 Oct 1539 - 1552 Died)[7]
• Ludovico de Argentis (12 Sep 1552 - )
• Marco Lauro, O.P. (16 Dec 1555 - 26 Jan 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna)
• Domenico di Grammatica (26 Apr 1560 - 1565 Died)
• Bernardo Lauro, O.P. (12 Oct 1565 - 7 Oct 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Milos)
• Angelo di Cipro, O.P. (7 Nov 1583 - 1585 Resigned)
• Bernardo Lauro, O.P. (27 Nov 1585 - 1588 Died)
• Antonio de Marchi (16 Mar 1588 - )[8]
• Pietro de Marchi, O.P. (18 Apr 1611 - 19 Feb 1625 Appointed, Archbishop of Izmir)
• Giovanni Maria Galli (bishop), O.F.M. (21 Apr 1625 - )
• Andrea Soffiani (4 Mar 1630 - 10 Mar 1642 Appointed, Roman Catholic Bishop of Chios)
• Gerolamo de Paduano, O.F.M. (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, O.F.M. Conv. (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, O.F.M. Conv. (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), O.F.M. (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, O.F.M. Cap. (12 Jan 1932 - 4 May 1945 Resigned)
• Georges Xenopulos, S.J. (22 Feb 1947 - 27 Jun 1974 Retired)
• Frangiskos Papamanolis, O.F.M. Cap. (27 Jun 1974 - 13 May 2014 Retired)
• Petros Stefanou (13 May 2014 -

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Greece

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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14629a.htm
4. "Bishop Acenario López" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016
5. "Bishop Santiago Calatayud, O.S.A." 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, O. de M." 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