The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini ( la, Dioecesis Sanctoriensis) is a

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located in the city of

Santorini Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera (English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the ...

in the

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of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece."Diocese of Santorini "
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History

* 1204: Established as Diocese of Santorini, also called Diocese of Thera

Ordinaries

*Agostino (16 Nov 1477 Ordained Bishop - 1494 Died) :... * Acenario López (31 Mar 1516 - 1521 Died)"Bishop Acenario López"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016 * Santiago Calatayud, O.S.A. (20 Feb 1521 - 1526 Died)"Bishop Santiago Calatayud, O.S.A."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016 * Rodrigo de Beniambras (11 Mar 1527 - 1535 Died)"Bishop Rodrigo de Beniambras"
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(6 Aug 1535 - 1539 Died) * Dionisio de Avila, O. de M. (29 Oct 1539 - 1552 Died)" Bishop Dionisio de Avila, O. de M."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 3, 2016 * Ludovico de Argentis (12 Sep 1552 - ) * Marco Lauro, O.P. (16 Dec 1555 - 26 Jan 1560 Appointed,

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(26 Apr 1560 - 1565 Died) * Bernardo Lauro, O.P. (12 Oct 1565 - 7 Oct 1583 Appointed,

Bishop of Milos The Diocese of Milos or Diocese of Melos ( la, Dioecesis Milensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located on the volcanic Greek island of Milos in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. In 1700, it was suppressed.

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, O.P. (7 Nov 1583 - 1585 Resigned) * Bernardo Lauro, O.P. (27 Nov 1585 - 1588 Died) *

Antonio de Marchi Antonio de Marchi was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santorini (1588–?).

(16 Mar 1588 - )"Bishop Antonio de Marchi"
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, O.P. (18 Apr 1611 - 19 Feb 1625 Appointed,

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, O.F.M. (21 Apr 1625 - ) *

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(4 Mar 1630 - 10 Mar 1642 Appointed,

Roman Catholic Bishop of Chios The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios ( la, Dioecesis Chiensis) is a diocese located on the island of Chios in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.Gerolamo de Paduano Gerolamo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler *Gerolamo Emiliani (1486–1537), Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi F ...

, O.F.M. (16 Jun 1642 - 26 Dec 1666 Died) * Francesco Santaggi (14 May 1668 - Aug 1686 Died) * Giovanni d'Aviani (12 Aug 1686 - 1687 Died) * Francesco Crispo (24 Nov 1687 - Feb 1714 Died) *Luigi Guarchi (1 Oct 1714 - 26 Sep 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Tinos) *Francesco Antonio Razzolini,

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(14 Dec 1739 - 7 May 1746 Resigned) *Domenico Mainetta (19 Dec 1746 - 20 Feb 1758 Resigned) *Giovanni Battista Crispi (19 Jul 1758 - 12 Jul 1773 Appointed,

Archbishop of Naxos The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naxos, Tinos, Andros, and Mykonos ( la, Archidioecesis Naxiensis, Andrensis, Tinensis, et Myconensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in insular Greece. Its cathedral archie ...

) *Giorgio Stay (12 Jul 1773 - 16 May 1774 Died) *Pietro Delenda (27 Jun 1774 - 20 Mar 1807 Died) *Iosephus Maria Tobia,

(21 Feb 1809 - 19 Jul 1815 Died) *Caspar Delenda (19 Jul 1815 - 16 Sep 1825 Died) *Luca de Cigalla (15 Dec 1828 - 12 Feb 1847 Died) *François Cuculla (10 Sep 1847 - 14 Jan 1853 Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos) *Niccola Adolfo Marinelli (14 Jan 1853 - 9 Dec 1855 Resigned) *Lorenzo Bergeretti (29 Jul 1856 - 22 Aug 1862 Appointed, Coadjutor

) *Fedele Abbati (Abati), O.F.M. (27 Mar 1863 - 16 Oct 1877 Resigned) *Antonio Galibert (4 Feb 1879 - 8 Aug 1906 Died) *Michele Camilleri (1 Jul 1907 - 19 Mar 1931 Died) *Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap. (12 Jan 1932 - 4 May 1945 Resigned) *

Georges Xenopulos Georgios Xenopoulos, SJ ( el, Γεώργιος Ξενόπουλος; 23 August 1898 – 28 January 1980) was a Greek Jesuit and prelate of the Catholic Church. From 1947 until his retirement in 1974, he was the Bishop of Santorini and the Bisho ...

, S.J. (22 Feb 1947 - 27 Jun 1974 Retired) *

Frangiskos Papamanolis Frangkiskos Papamanolis ( el, Φραγκίσκος Παπαμανώλης; 5 December 1936 – 2 October 2023) was a Greek Roman Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of Syros and Milos, Bishop of Santorini and Apostolic Administrator of Crete. ...

, O.F.M. Cap. (27 Jun 1974 - 13 May 2014 Retired) *

Petros Stefanou Petros Stefanou ( el, Πέτρος Στεφάνου, born on 17 August 1963, Ermoupoli, Syros, Greece) is a Catholic prelate and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos from 13 May 2014. Biography Stefanou is a graduate of the U ...

(13 May 2014 -

References

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