Petros Stefanou ( el, Πέτρος Στεφάνου, born on 17 August 1963,

Ermoupoli Ermoupoli ( el, Ερμούπολη), also known by the formal older name Ermoupolis or Hermoupolis ( el, < "Town of

"), is a to ...

Syros Syros ( el, Σύρος ), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is south-east of Athens. The area of the island is and it has 21,507 inhabitants (2011 census). The largest towns are Ermoupoli, A ...

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) is a Catholic prelate and Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos ( la, 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 ...

from 13 May 2014.

Biography

Stefanou is a graduate of the

University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...

, in Economics. On 26 June 1994 Stefanou was ordained deacon and on 15 July 1995 Catholic priest. On 13 May 2014

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos, Santorini and apostolic administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crete. On 2 July 2014 Stefanou was ordained bishop.

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* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bstefanou.html * http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2014/05/13/0344/00755.html 1963 births Living people People from Ermoupoli 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Greece National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni {{Greece-RC-bishop-stub