Diocese of Santorini {Thira}

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Andrea da Benevento, O.P. † (23 Mar 1373 Appointed - )
• Giovanni da Nardò, O.P. † (27 Oct 1423 Appointed - )
• Giorgio † (28 Jul 1430 Appointed - )
• Antonio Maureno, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (25 May 1442 Appointed - )
• Simone di Rodi, O.E.S.A. † (10 Jun 1448 Appointed - )
• Agostino † ( 1477 Appointed - 1494 Died)
• Stephanus , O.F.M. † (4 Jul 1494 Appointed - 1500 Resigned)
• Nicolas Salina † (18 Sep 1500 Appointed - 22 Jan 1502 Appointed, Bishop of Hierapetra)
• Marcus † (2 Sep 1502 Appointed - )
• Eustache † (16 Mar 1506 Appointed - 1512 Died)
• Demetrius Nyas † (12 May 1512 Appointed - 1516 Resigned)
• Acenario López † (31 Mar 1516 Appointed - 1521 Died)
• Santiago Calatayud, O.S.A. † (20 Feb 1521 Appointed - 1526 Died)
• Rodrigo de Beniambras † (11 Mar 1527 Appointed - 1535 Died)
• Benedetto , O. Cist. † (6 Aug 1535 Appointed - 1539 Died)
• Dionisio de Avila, O. de M. † (29 Oct 1539 Appointed - 1552 Died)
• Ludovico de Argentis † (12 Sep 1552 Appointed - 1555 Died)
• Marco Lauro, O.P. † (16 Dec 1555 Appointed - 26 Jan 1560 Appointed, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna)
• Domenico di Grammatica † (26 Apr 1560 Appointed - 1565 Died)
• Bernardo Lauro, O.P. † (12 Oct 1565 Appointed - 7 Oct 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Milos (Melos))
• Angelo Calepio, O.P. † (7 Nov 1583 Appointed - 1585 Resigned)
• Bernardo Lauro, O.P. † (27 Nov 1585 Appointed - 1588 Died)
• Antonio de Marchi † (16 Mar 1588 Appointed - 1611 Died)
• Pietro de Marchi, O.P. † (18 Apr 1611 Appointed - 19 Feb 1625 Appointed, Archbishop of Smirne)
• Giovanni Maria Galli, O.F.M. † (21 Apr 1625 Appointed - )
• Andrea Soffiani † (4 Mar 1630 Appointed - 10 Mar 1642 Appointed, Bishop of Chios (Scio))
• Gerolamo de Paduano, O.F.M. † (16 Jun 1642 Appointed - 26 Dec 1666 Died)
• Francesco Santaggi † (14 May 1668 Appointed - Aug 1686 Died)
• Giovanni d’Aviani † (12 Aug 1686 Appointed - 1687 Died)
• Francesco Crispo † (24 Nov 1687 Appointed - Feb 1714 Died)
• Luigi Guarchi † (1 Oct 1714 Appointed - 26 Sep 1738 Appointed, Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos)
• Francesco Antonio Razzolini, O.F.M. Conv. † (14 Dec 1739 Appointed - 7 May 1746 Resigned)
• Domenico Mainetta † (19 Dec 1746 Appointed - 20 Feb 1758 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Crispi † (19 Jul 1758 Appointed - 12 Jul 1773 Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos)
• Giorgio Stay † (12 Jul 1773 Appointed - 16 May 1774 Died)
• Pietro Delenda † (27 Jun 1774 Appointed - 20 Mar 1807 Died)
• Iosephus Maria Tobia, O.F.M. Conv. † (21 Feb 1809 Appointed - 19 Jul 1815 Died)
• Caspar Delenda † (19 Jul 1815 Succeeded - 16 Sep 1825 Died)
• Francesco da Leonessa, O.F.M. Ref. † (3 Jul 1826 Appointed - 10 Sep 1826 Resigned)
• Luca de Cigalla † (15 Dec 1828 Appointed - 12 Feb 1847 Died)
• François Cuculla † (10 Sep 1847 Appointed - 14 Jan 1853 Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos)
• Niccola Adolfo Marinelli † (14 Jan 1853 Appointed - 9 Dec 1855 Resigned)
• Lorenzo Bergeretti, O.F.M. Ref. † (29 Jul 1856 Appointed - 22 Aug 1862 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Naxos)
• Cesare Fedele Abbati (Abati), O.F.M. Ref. † (27 Mar 1863 Appointed - 16 Oct 1877 Resigned)
• Antonio Galibert † (4 Feb 1879 Appointed - 8 Aug 1906 Died)
• Michele Camilleri † (1 Jul 1907 Appointed - 19 Mar 1931 Died)
• Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - 4 May 1945 Resigned)
• Georges Xenopulos, S.J. † (22 Feb 1947 Appointed - 27 Jun 1974 Retired)
• Fragkískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. † (27 Jun 1974 Appointed - 13 May 2014 Retired)
• Petros Stefanou (13 May 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	184	10,500	1.8%	3	1	4	46		1	14	1	ap1951
1970	136	8,900	1.5%	1		1	136			8	1	ap1971
1980	73	11,150	.7%	1		1	73			5	1	ap1981
1990	88	10,450	.8%	1	1	2	44		1	12	1	ap1991
1999	97	12,366	.8%	1		1	97	1		11	1	ap2000
2000	350	12,366	2.8%	1		1	350	1		11	1	ap2001
2001	350	12,366	2.8%	1		1	350	1		13	1	ap2004
2004	450	12,366	3.6%	1		1	450	1		13	1	ap2005
2010	495	12,366	4.0%	1		1	495			14	1	ap2011
2014	500	12,366	4.0%		1	1	500	1	1	16	1	ap2015
2017	500	12,360	4.0%	1		1	500			17	1	ap2018
2020	500	12,500	4.0%	1		1	500			15	1	ap2021
2022	500	12,500	4.0%	1		1	500			15	1	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Petros Stefanou (Bishop: 13 May 2014)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Cesare Fedele Abbati (Abati), O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1863 to 16 Oct 1877)
• Ludovico de Argentis † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1552 to 1555)
• Dionisio de Avila, O. de M. † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1539 to 1552)
• Andrea da Benevento, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1373)
• Rodrigo de Beniambras † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1527 to 1535)
• Lorenzo Bergeretti, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1856 to 22 Aug 1862)
• Santiago Calatayud, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1521 to 1526)
• Angelo Calepio, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1583 to 1585)
• Michele Camilleri † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1907 to 19 Mar 1931)
• Luca de Cigalla † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1828 to 12 Feb 1847)
• Giovanni Battista Crispi † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1758 to 12 Jul 1773)
• Francesco Crispo † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1687 to Feb 1714)
• François Cuculla † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1847 to 14 Jan 1853)
• Giovanni d’Aviani † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1686 to 1687)
• Antonios Delenda †
• Caspar Delenda † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Mar 1815; Bishop: 19 Jul 1815 to 16 Sep 1825)
• Pietro Delenda † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1774 to 20 Mar 1807)
• Antonio Galibert † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1879 to 8 Aug 1906)
• Giovanni Maria Galli, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1625)
• Domenico di Grammatica † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1560 to 1565)
• Luigi Guarchi † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1714 to 26 Sep 1738)
• Bernardo Lauro, O.P. † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1565 to 7 Oct 1583)
• Marco Lauro, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1555 to 26 Jan 1560)
• Francesco da Leonessa, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 10 Sep 1826)
• Acenario López † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1516 to 1521)
• Domenico Mainetta † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1746 to 20 Feb 1758)
• Antonio de Marchi † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1588 to 1611)
• Pietro de Marchi, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1611 to 19 Feb 1625)
• Niccola Adolfo Marinelli † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1853 to 9 Dec 1855)
• Antonio Maureno, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Bishop: 25 May 1442)
• Giovanni da Nardò, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1423)
• Demetrius Nyas † (Bishop: 12 May 1512 to 1516)
• Gerolamo de Paduano, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1642 to 26 Dec 1666)
• Fragkískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1974 to 13 May 2014)
• Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1932 to 4 May 1945)
• Francesco Antonio Razzolini, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1739 to 7 May 1746)
• Simone di Rodi, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1448)
• Nicolas Salina † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1500 to 22 Jan 1502)
• Francesco Santaggi † (Bishop: 14 May 1668 to Aug 1686)
• Andrea Soffiani † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1630 to 10 Mar 1642)
• Giorgio Stay † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1773 to 16 May 1774)
• Iosephus Maria Tobia, O.F.M. Conv. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1809 to 19 Jul 1815)
• Georges Xenopulos, S.J. † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1947 to 27 Jun 1974)
• Agostino † (Bishop: 1477 to 1494)
• Benedetto , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1535 to 1539)
• Eustache † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1506 to 1512)
• Giorgio † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1430)
• Marcus † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1502)
• Stephanus , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1494 to 1500)

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