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

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in insular

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archiepiscopal see is the cathedral of

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, in the village of Xinara, on

Tinos Tinos ( el, Τήνος ) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos. It has a land area of and a 2011 census population of 8,636 inhabitants. Tinos ...

, but is also has a Co-Cathedral of the

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town. The ecclesiastical territory comprises most of the Aegean islands in Greece, including, but not limited to

Andros Andros ( el, Άνδρος, ) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many ...

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 th ...

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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

Paros Paros (; el, Πάρος; Venetian: ''Paro'') is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of ...

, and Santorini) fell to the Ottoman naval commander

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. In response, Pope

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assembled a ’’Holy League’’, comprising the

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and the Knights of Malta, to confront Barbarossa but were defeated at the Battle of Preveza. On June 3, 1919, the Archdiocese of Naxos was united with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tinos and Mykonos (which in 1824 had absorbed the suppressed Roman Catholic Diocese of Andros, without adopting its title) to form the present Archdiocese of Naxos, Tinos, Andros and Mykonos, whose new name also includes Andros.

Province

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comprises his own archdiocese and the following suffragan dioceses : *

Roman Catholic Diocese 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.Roman Catholic Diocese of Crete * Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini *

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

(all

)

Diocese of Naxos

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

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of Cæsarea in Palæstina (1377.09.18 – ?) *Pantaleo Dioscoro di Nasso hichbis Italian for 'of Naxos'(1418.05.02 – ?), previously Bishop of

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(Greece) (1410.02.12 – 1418.05.02) *Leonardo,

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(O.E.S.A.) (1446.06.03 – ?) *Francesco, O.F.M. (1453.04.30 – ?) *Antonio (1458.12.29 – ?) *Nicola (1460.08.22 – ?) * Nicola di Gaeta (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 (Noja), O.P. (1504.04.15 – 1515 Died)" Archbishop Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 14, 2016 *Paolo Zabarella, O.E.S.A. (1515 – ?) * Filippo di Vegis (1519.09.15 – 1523)

Archdiocese of Naxos

''Elevated: 1522''
''Latin Name: Naxiensis'' * Giacomo Coppi (archbishop) (1524–1538 Died) * Giuseppe de Montanaris (1538–1540 Died) *

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, O.P. (1542–1562 Appointed, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano) *

Antonio Giustiniani (archbishop of Lipari) Antonio Giustiniani, O.P (died 1571) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lipari (1564–1571) and Archbishop of Naxos (1562–1564). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Antonio Giustiniani was ordained a priest in th ...

, 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 w ...

(1564–1569 Appointed,

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) * Domenico di Grammatica (1579–?) *

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, O.F.M. (1593–1615 Died) ''(in Latin)'' *

Angelo Gozzadini Angelo Gozzadini (1573–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1621–1653) ''(in Latin)'' and Archbishop of Naxos (1616–1621). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Angelo Gozzadini was born in Naxos, Greec ...

(1616–1621 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Civita Castellana e Orte) *

Marco Antonio Quirino Marco Antonio Quirino, O. Cruc. or Marco Sebastianus Quirino (born 1581) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Naxos (1622–1625). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Marco Antonio Quirino was born in 1581 and ordained a priest in the ...

, O.Cruc. (1622–1625 Resigned) * Raffaele Schiattini (1625–1657 Died) * Bartolomeo Polla (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)'' *

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(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, O.F.M. Cap. (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, Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia)

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) *

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(1960–1993 Retired) * Nikólaos Printesis (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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