Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios

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Diocese of Chios
Dioecesis Chiensis

Statistics
Country:	Greece
Metropolitan:	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	4,116 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	206,000 (2006) 500 (0.2%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios {Latin: Chien(sis), Greek: Χίος} is a diocese located on the island of Chios in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• 1400: Established as Diocese of Chios

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Chios (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Nikólaos Printesis (Apostolic Administrator since 1993.04.29)
  • Archbishop Ioánnis Perrís (Apostolic Administrator 1961 – 1993)
  • Fr. Rocco Dellatolla (Apostolic Administrator 1959 – 1961)
  • Archbishop Giovanni Battista Filippucci (Apostolic Administrator 1947.05.29 – 1959.11.06)
  • Archbishop Alessandro Guidati (Apostolic Administrator 1939 – 1947.02.22)
  • Bishop Nicolas Charikiopoulos (1917.01.03 – 1939.07.01)
  • Bishop Dionisio Nicolosi (1890.06.06 – 1916.01.25)
  • Bishop Fedele Abati, O.F.M. (1885.01.11 – 1890.06.06)
  • Archbishop Andrea Policarpo Timoni (1875.07.30 – 1879.05.27)
  • Bishop Ignazio Giustiniani (1830.03.15 – ?)
  • Bishop Francesco Saverio Dracopoli (1814.12.19 – 1821.08.01)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Greece

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy