Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini

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Diocese of Santorini
Dioecesis Sanctoriensis
Statistics
Country: Greece
Metropolitan: Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 393 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
12,366 (2004)
450 (3.6%)
Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Ordinaries
Bishop: Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap.

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.

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[edit] History

  • 1204: Established as Diocese of Santorini

[edit] 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)

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