Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini

Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Santorini
latin= Dioecesis Sanctoriensis
country= Greece | metropolitan=Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
cocathedral =
area= 393
population= 12,366
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 450
catholics_percent= 3.6
bishop= Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini {Latin: " Sanctorien(sis)", Greek: "Thira"} is a diocese located in the city of Santorini in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.

History

* 1204: Established as Diocese of Santorini, also called Diocese of Thera [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14629a.htm]

Leadership

* Bishops of Santorini (Roman rite)
** Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (since 1974.06.27)
** Bishop Georges Xenopulos, S.J. (1947 – 1974)
** Archbishop Marco Sigala (Apostolic Administrator 1946 – 1947)
** Bishop Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap. (1932.01.12 – 1945.05.04)
** Bishop Michele Camilleri (1907.07.01 – 1931.02.19)
** Bishop Antonio Galibert (1879.05.13 – ?)
** Bishop Fedele Abati, O.F.M. (1873.03.17 – 1879.09.22)
** Archbishop Lorenzo Bergeretti (1856.07.29 – 1862.08.13)
** Bishop Niccola Adolfo Marinelli (1848.01.14 – 1856.06.11)
** Bishop Caspar Delenda (1815.07.19 – 1825.09.16)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Greece

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/sant3.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsntr.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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