The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naxos, Tinos, Andros, and Mykonos ( la, Archidioecesis Naxiensis, Andrensis, Tinensis, et Myconensis) is an

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of the

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of the

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in insular

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. Its

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archiepiscopal see is the cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, in the village of Xinara, on Tinos, but is also has a Co-Cathedral of the Presentation of the Lord, in Naxos town. The ecclesiastical territory comprises most of the Aegean islands in Greece, including, but not limited to Naxos, Andros, Tinos and

Mykonos Mykonos (, ; el, Μύκονος ) is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island has an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. There are 10,134 inhabitants according to the ...

. Josif Printezis was appointed bishop in January 2021, and will be consecrated and installed in March.

History

Originally erected as the Diocese of Naxos in the 13th century, the Latin bishopric was promoted to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese of Naxos in 1522, after the fall of

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(Ottoman conquest), when the Archiepiscopal see for its Knights Hospitallers' crusader state was in fact moved from there. In 1538, Naxos (along with the islands of Andros, Paros, and

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) fell to the Ottoman naval commander Hayreddin Barbarossa. In response, Pope

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assembled a ’’Holy League’’, comprising the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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, to confront Barbarossa but were defeated at the

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. On June 3, 1919, the Archdiocese of Naxos was united with the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tinos and Mykonos The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos (and Mykonos) was a Latin suffragan diocese on some of the Aegean islands of Greece. History The Roman Catholic diocese was established in place of the local Greek Orthodox see following the conquest of the ...

(which in 1824 had absorbed the suppressed

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comprises his own archdiocese and the following

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dioceses : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios *

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini ( la, Dioecesis Sanctoriensis) is a diocese located in the city of Santorini in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.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 ...

Bishops

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Diocese of Naxos

''Erected: 13th Century''
''Latin Name: Naxiensis'' *Giorgio (1252.11.12 – ?) * Bernardino (1330.10.19 – 1332.05.13), later Bishop of

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(1332.05.13 – ?) *Daniele (? – death 1345) *Andrea,

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(O. Carm.) (1349.01.19 – 1356.05.29), later Bishop of

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(Italy) (1356.05.29 – 1360) *Tommaso,

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(O.F.M.) (1357.06.30 – ?) *Stefano (? – 1377.09.18), later (Metropolitan) Titular Archbishop of Cæsarea in Palæstina (1377.09.18 – ?) *Pantaleo Dioscoro di Nasso hichbis Italian for 'of Naxos'(1418.05.02 – ?), previously Bishop of Syros (Greece) (1410.02.12 – 1418.05.02) *Leonardo, Augustinian Order (O.E.S.A.) (1446.06.03 – ?) *Francesco, O.F.M. (1453.04.30 – ?) *Antonio (1458.12.29 – ?) *Nicola (1460.08.22 – ?) *

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(1479.02.13 – ?), previously Bishop of Minervino (1492.01.23 – 1497.05.15), Bishop of

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(Italy) (1497.05.15 – 1504.04.15) *

Roberto de Noya Roberto de Noya, Order of Preachers, O.P. or Roberto de Noja (died 1515) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Naxos (1504–1515), Bishop of Acerra (1497–1504), and Bishop of Minervino Murge (1492–1497). Biography Roberto ...

(Noja), O.P. (1504.04.15 – 1515 Died)" Archbishop Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 14, 2016 *Paolo Zabarella, O.E.S.A. (1515 – ?) *

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(1519.09.15 – 1523)

Archdiocese of Naxos

''Elevated: 1522''
''Latin Name: Naxiensis'' *

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(1524–1538 Died) * Giuseppe de Montanaris (1538–1540 Died) *

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, O.P. (1542–1562 Appointed,

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) * Antonio Giustiniani (archbishop of Lipari), O.P. (1562–1564 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lipari) *

Francesco Pisani (bishop) Francesco Pisani (died 1572) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Chioggia (1569–1572) ''(in Latin)'' and Archbishop of Naxos (1564–1569). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 15 December 1564, Francesco Pisani wa ...

(1564–1569 Appointed, Bishop of Chioggia) *

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(1579–?) * Dionisio Reudio, O.F.M. (1593–1615 Died) ''(in Latin)'' * Angelo Gozzadini (1616–1621 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Civita Castellana e Orte) * Marco Antonio Quirino, O.Cruc. (1622–1625 Resigned) *

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(1625–1657 Died) *

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(1659–1691 Died) *

Pietro Martire Giustiniani Pietro Martire Giustiniani, O.P. (1645–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tinos (1700–1715) and Archbishop of Naxos (1691–1700). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pietro Martire Giustiniani was born in ...

, O.P. (1691–1700 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tinos) ''(in Latin)'' * Antonio Giustiniani (archbishop of Naxos) (1701–1730 Died) *Giovanni Francesco Bossi,

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(1730–1732 Died) *Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. (1733–1749 Resigned) *Pietro Martire de Stefani, O.P. (1750–1773 Died) *Giovanni Battista Crispi (1773–1796 Died) *Godefroid Philippe Joseph de La Porte,

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(1796–1799 Died) *Binkentios Coressi (1800–1814 Appointed, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople) *Andrea Veggetti (1816–1838 Died) *Niccola Candoni (1838–1842 Died) *Domenico Castelli, O.P. (1844–1852 Died) *François Cuculla (1853–1864 Died) *Lorenzo Bergeretti (1864–1742) *Giuseppe Zaffino (1875–1892 Appointed,

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) *Filippo Camassei (1904–1906 Appointed, Patriarch of Jerusalem) *Leonard Brindisi (1909–1919 Appointed,

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Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos

''United: 3 June 1919 with the Diocese of Andros, the Diocese of Mykonos, and the Diocese of Tinos''
''Latin Name: Naxiensis, Andrensis, Tinensis, et Myconensis'' *Leonard Brindisi (1909–1919 Appointed, Archbishop of Corfu, Zakynthos and Cefalonia) *Matteo Vido (1919–1924 Died) *Alessandro Guidati (1929–1947 Retired) *Joannis Baptist Filippucci (Filippoussis) (1947–1959 Died) * Ioannis Perris (1960–1993 Retired) *

Nikólaos Printesis Nikolaos Printezis or Printesis ( el, Νικόλαος Πρίντεζης; born 21 February 1941) is the former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos and former Apostolic Administrator of Chios. Biography On 19 December ...

(1993–2021 Retired)

References

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnaxo.html

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
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