Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes

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Archdiocese of Rhodes
Archdioecesis Rhodiensis
Statistics
Country: Greece
Metropolitan: Immediately subject to the Holy See
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 2,714 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
150,000 (2004)
1,500 (1.0%)
Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Castle
Ordinaries
Bishop: vacant

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes {Latin: Rhodien(sis), Greek: Ρόδου} is an archdiocese located in the city of Rhodes in Greece.

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[edit] History

  • March 28, 1928: Established as Archdiocese of Rhodos

[edit] Leadership

  • Archbishops of Rhodes (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Nikólaos Fóscolos (Apostolic Administrator since 1992)
    • Fr. Mikhaíl-Pétros Franzídis, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1970 – 1992)
    • Archbishop Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. (1938.03.30 – 1970.03.10)
    • Fr. Pier Crisologo Fabi, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1937 – 1938)
    • Archbishop Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. (1929.01.15 – 1937.03.25)
    • Archbishop Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1928 – 1929)

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