Vicariate Apostolic of Thessaloniki

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Bishop(s) Vacant Georgios Altouvas, Apostolic Administrator

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic Erected: 18 March 1926 Vicariate Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Greece Square Kilometers: 56,793 (21,936 Square Miles) Description: Thessaloniki, Kavala, Xanthi, Volos, Larisa, and Giannitsa. Official Web Site: http://www.cathenoria-thes.org/ Mailing Address: Kolokotroni 19, 54625 Thessaloniki, Hellas Telephone: (2310)654.256

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Alessandro Guidati † (30 Apr 1927 Appointed - 15 Jul 1929 Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
18 March 1926	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople (Macedonia and Thrace, Greece)	Vicariate Apostolic of Thessaloniki (erected)

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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	2,500				4	4	625		12	23	2	ap1951
1970	2,135	2,135	100.0%	1	7	8	266		20	27		ap1971
1980	2,500	3,000,000	.1%		6	6	416		13	23	4	ap1981
1990	2,750	3,000,000	.1%		5	5	550		10	12	6	ap1991
1999	4,000	3,501,000	.1%	2	4	6	666		9	3	7	ap2000
2000	4,000	3,501,000	.1%	2	4	6	666		9	3	6	ap2001
2001	4,000	3,501,000	.1%	2	4	6	666		8	8	8	ap2002
2002	4,000	3,501,000	.1%	2	4	6	666		8	8	8	ap2003
2003	4,000	3,501,000	.1%	2	3	5	800		7	8	8	ap2004
2004	4,000	3,501,000	.1%	2	4	6	666		8	8	8	ap2005
2010	8,100	3,574,000	.2%	3	5	8	1,012		8	8	4	ap2011
2014	7,376	3,560,000	.2%	3	7	10	737		9	7	4	ap2015
2017	6,600	3,592,021	.2%		3	3	2,200		7	5	4	ap2018
2020	6,400	3,594,500	.2%		5	5	1,280		10	9	7	ap2021
2022	6,293	3,593,994	.2%		5	5	1,258		5	6	6	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Georgios Altouvas (Apostolic Administrator: 14 Sep 2020)
• Theodoros Kontidis, S.J.
• Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator: 22 Mar 2003 to 14 Sep 2020)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Francesco Filippucci (Filippoussis) † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Jul 1929 to 29 May 1947)
• Alessandro Guidati † (Vicar Apostolic: 30 Apr 1927 to 15 Jul 1929)
• Marius Macrionitis, S.J. † (Apostolic Administrator: 11 Mar 1953 to 8 Apr 1959)
• Venedictos Printesis † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 May 1959 to 27 Sep 1969)
• Marcus Sigala † (Apostolic Administrator: 25 Oct 1947 to 10 Mar 1950)
• Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Jul 1992 to 22 Mar 2003)
• Georges Xenopulos, S.J. † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 Mar 1950 to 10 Mar 1953)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 483, and Page 484

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