Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros
Diocese of Syros e Milos Dioecesis Syrensis et Milensis Επισκοπή Σύρου | |
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Location | |
Country | Greece |
Ecclesiastical province | Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos |
Metropolitan | Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos |
Statistics | |
Area | 633 km2 (244 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 31,302 6,831 (21.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13th Century |
Cathedral | Saint George's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Ano Syros |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Petros Stefanou |
Bishops emeritus | Franghískos Papamanólis |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos (Latin: Dioecesis Syrensis et Milensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Syros and Milos in the ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.
History[]
- 1400: Established as Diocese of Syros – Milos
Ordinaries[]
Bishops of Syros[]
- , OP (23 September 1592 – 1607)
- Giovanni Andrea Garga, OP (30 July 1607 – 2 October 1617)
- , OFM (7 January 1619 – 1624)
- , OFM (27 October 1625 – 1645)
- , O Carm (6 May 1647 – June 1655)
- (2 August 1655 – 1690)
- Antonio Giustiniani (8 February 1694 – 24 January 1701)
- (12 February 1703 – 18 September 1707)
- (7 May 1710 – 1710)
- , OFM (1 October 1710 – 1727)
- , OFM Conv (28 November 1729 – 22 November 1730)
- , OFM (21 May 1731 – 13 April 1733)
- (13 April 1733 – June 1734)
- (25 May 1735 – 27 July 1748)
- , OFM (21 July 1749 – October 1750)
- , OP (15 May 1752 – 29 May 1786)
- , OFM Conv (24 July 1786 – 16 March 1799)
- (5 October 1800 – 14 September 1824)
- , (15 March 1830 – 30 October 1851)
- (30 October 1851 – 18 March 1880)
- , (1 October 1880 – 18 February 1895)
- (27 March 1895 – 11 June 1901)
- (18 June 1901 – 4 March 1912)
- (2 July 1912 – 9 December 1936)
- Antonio Grigorios Voutsinos, (9 June 1937 – 29 May 1947)
- Georges Xenopulos, SJ (22 February 1947 – 27 June 1974)
- Franghiskos Papamanolis, OFM Cap (27 June 1974 – 13 May 2014)
- Petros Stefanou (13 May 2014 – )
See also[]
Sources[]
Coordinates: 37°27′04″N 24°56′07″E / 37.4511°N 24.9353°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Greece
- Dioceses established in the 13th century
- Syros
- Milos
- Greece stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs