Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios

Diocese of Chios Dioecesis Chiensis Επισκοπή Χίου
Location
Country	Greece
Ecclesiastical province	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Metropolitan	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 200,520 450 (0.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13th Century
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Nicholas in Chios
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios (Latin: Dioecesis Chiensis) is a diocese located on the island of Chios in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.

History

• 1400: Established as Diocese of Chios

Leadership

• Bishops of Chios (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Nikólaos Printesis (Apostolic Administrator since 1993.04.29)
  • Archbishop Ioánnis Perrís (Apostolic Administrator 1961 – 1993)
  • Fr. Rocco Dellatolla (Apostolic Administrator 1959 – 1961)
  • Archbishop Giovanni Battista Filippucci (Apostolic Administrator 1947.05.29 – 1959.11.06)
  • Archbishop Alessandro Guidati (Apostolic Administrator 1939 – 1947.02.22)
  • Bishop Nicolas Charikiopoulos (1917.01.03 – 1939.07.01)
  • Bishop Dionisio Nicolosi (1890.06.06 – 1916.01.25)
  • Bishop Fedele Abati, O.F.M. (1885.01.11 – 1890.06.06)
  • Archbishop Andrea Policarpo Timoni (1875.07.30 – 1879.05.27)
  • Bishop Ignazio Giustiniani (1830.03.15 – ?)
  • Bishop Francesco Saverio Dracopoli (1814.12.19 – 1821.08.01)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Greece

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy