Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Josif Printezis, Archbishop
Nikólaos Printezis, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 3 June 1919
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Greece
Square Kilometers: 1,377 (531 Square Miles)
Description: The islands of Naxos, Tinos, Andros, and Mykonos
Official Web Site: https://kantam.gr
Mailing Address: Archevêché Catholique, C.P. 24, 84200 Tinos, Hellas
Telephone: (22830)22.382
Fax: 24.769

Historical Details

Diocese of Naxos
- Latin Name: Naxiensis
- Erected: 13th Century
- Country: Greece
Archdiocese of Naxos
- Latin Name: Naxiensis
- Elevated: 1522
- Country: Greece

Past and Present Ordinaries

Georges † ( 1253 Appointed - )
Andrea , O. Carm. † (19 Jan 1349 Appointed - 29 May 1356 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Bosa)
Pantaleone Dioscurus † (2 May 1418 Appointed - )
Francesco , O.F.M. † (30 Apr 1453 Appointed - 1458 Died)
Antoine † (29 Dec 1458 Appointed - 1460 Died)
Nicola di Gaeta † (13 Feb 1479 Appointed - )
Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. † (15 Apr 1504 Appointed - 1515 Died)
Paolo Zabarella, O.E.S.A. † ( 1515 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Filippo di Vegis † (19 Sep 1519 Appointed - 1523 Died)
Giacomo Coppi † (16 Jan 1524 Appointed - 1538 Died)
Giuseppe de Montanaris, O.F.M. † (23 Sep 1538 Appointed - 1540 Died)
Sebastiano Leccavella, O.P. † (12 May 1542 Appointed - 16 Dec 1562 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lettere (-Gragnano))
Antonio Giustiniani, O.P. † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 12 May 1564 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lipari)
Francesco Pisani † (15 Dec 1564 Appointed - 19 Jul 1569 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Chioggia)
Domenico di Grammatica † (22 May 1579 Appointed - )
Dionisio Reudio, O.F.M. Obs. † (30 Aug 1593 Appointed - 1615 Died)
Angelo Gozzadini † (27 Jan 1616 Appointed - 25 Oct 1621 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Civita Castellana e Orte)
Marco Antonio (Sebastianus) Quirino, O.S.C. † (24 Jan 1622 Appointed - 1625 Resigned)
Raffaele Schiattini † (5 May 1625 Appointed - 13 Feb 1657 Died)
Bartolomeo Polla † (13 Jan 1659 Appointed - 13 Feb 1691 Died)
Pietro Martire Giustiniani, O.P. † (10 Dec 1691 Appointed - 10 May 1700 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tinos and Mykonos)
Antonio Giustiniani † (24 Jan 1701 Appointed - Mar 1730 Died)
Giovanni Francesco Bossi, O.F.M. Conv. † (22 Nov 1730 Appointed - 7 Oct 1732 Died)
Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. Ref. † (13 Apr 1733 Appointed - 21 Jul 1749 Resigned)
Pietro Martire de Stefani, O.P. † (22 Jul 1750 Appointed - 1773 Died)
Giovanni Battista Crispi † (12 Jul 1773 Appointed - 13 Nov 1796 Died)
Godefroid Philippe Joseph de La Porte, O.F.M. Cap. † (9 Aug 1796 Succeeded - 17 Oct 1799 Died)
Binkentios Coressi † (1 Oct 1800 Appointed - 12 Oct 1814 Appointed, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople)
Andrea Veggetti † (8 Mar 1816 Appointed - 15 Nov 1838 Died)
Niccola Candoni † (15 Nov 1838 Succeeded - 27 May 1842 Died)
Giuseppe Maria Alberti † (20 Sep 1842 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
John Evangelist Datodi † (6 Dec 1842 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Domenico Castelli, O.P. † (2 Aug 1844 Appointed - 13 Jun 1852 Died)
François Cuculla † (14 Jan 1853 Appointed - 24 Mar 1864 Died)
Lorenzo Bergeretti, O.F.M. Ref. † (24 Mar 1864 Succeeded - 13 May 1875 Died)
Giuseppe Zaffino † (30 Jul 1875 Appointed - 29 Apr 1892 Appointed, Archbishop of Athēnai {Athens})
Filippo Camassei † (18 Mar 1904 Appointed - 6 Dec 1906 Appointed, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme})
Leonard Brindisi † (30 Mar 1909 Appointed - 3 Jul 1919 Appointed, Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia)
Matteo Vido † (3 Jul 1919 Appointed - 18 Sep 1924 Died)
Alessandro Guidati † (15 Jul 1929 Appointed - 22 Feb 1947 Retired)
Giovanni Francesco Filippucci (Filippoussis) † (29 May 1947 Appointed - 9 Nov 1959 Died)
Ioánnis Perrís † (24 Oct 1960 Appointed - 29 Apr 1993 Retired)
Nikólaos Printezis (29 Apr 1993 Appointed - 25 Jan 2021 Retired)
Josif Printezis (25 Jan 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Naxos
13th Century	Erected		Diocese of Naxos (erected)
Archdiocese of Naxos
1522	Elevated	Diocese of Naxos	Archdiocese of Naxos
Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
3 June 1919	United	Diocese of Andros Archdiocese of Naxos Diocese of Tinos and Mykonos	Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos

1949 4,720 31,980 14.8% 12 4 16 295 11 25 26 ap1951

1970 3,450 50,331 6.9% 11 4 15 230 4 27 2 ap1971

1980 2,612 46,500 5.6% 11 4 15 174 5 13 24 ap1981

1990 2,608 44,834 5.8% 7 3 10 260 4 11 25 ap1991

1999 2,838 45,512 6.2% 8 2 10 283 1 4 6 9 ap2000

2000 2,666 45,550 5.9% 8 2 10 266 3 6 9 ap2001

2001 2,556 45,550 5.6% 8 2 10 255 3 6 10 ap2002

2002 2,657 45,700 5.8% 8 2 10 265 3 3 30 ap2003

2003 2,850 45,700 6.2% 8 2 10 285 3 3 30 ap2004

2004 4,000 58,000 6.9% 9 1 10 400 1 4 30 ap2005

2013 5,400 61,900 8.7% 10 1 11 490 1 1 30 ap2014

2016 5,000 60,200 8.3% 10 1 11 454 1 2 30 ap2017

2019 5,000 60,200 8.3% 11 3 14 357 3 4 30 ap2020

2021 5,000 60,000 8.3% 10 2 12 416 2 3 27 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
1949	4,720	31,980	14.8%	12	4	16	295		11	25	26	ap1951
1970	3,450	50,331	6.9%	11	4	15	230		4	27	2	ap1971
1980	2,612	46,500	5.6%	11	4	15	174		5	13	24	ap1981
1990	2,608	44,834	5.8%	7	3	10	260		4	11	25	ap1991
1999	2,838	45,512	6.2%	8	2	10	283	1	4	6	9	ap2000
2000	2,666	45,550	5.9%	8	2	10	266		3	6	9	ap2001
2001	2,556	45,550	5.6%	8	2	10	255		3	6	10	ap2002
2002	2,657	45,700	5.8%	8	2	10	265		3	3	30	ap2003
2003	2,850	45,700	6.2%	8	2	10	285		3	3	30	ap2004
2004	4,000	58,000	6.9%	9	1	10	400		1	4	30	ap2005
2013	5,400	61,900	8.7%	10	1	11	490		1	1	30	ap2014
2016	5,000	60,200	8.3%	10	1	11	454		1	2	30	ap2017
2019	5,000	60,200	8.3%	11	3	14	357		3	4	30	ap2020
2021	5,000	60,000	8.3%	10	2	12	416		2	3	27	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Nikólaos Foskolos (Priest: 1 Oct 1961 to 25 Jun 1973)
Josif Printezis (Archbishop: 25 Jan 2021 - )
Nikólaos Printezis (Archbishop: 29 Apr 1993 to 25 Jan 2021)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Giuseppe Maria Alberti † (Archbishop: 20 Sep 1842 - Did Not Take Effect)
Lorenzo Bergeretti, O.F.M. Ref. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 Aug 1862; Archbishop: 24 Mar 1864 to 13 May 1875)
Luigi Maria Blancis da Ciriè, O.F.M. Ref. † (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Feb 1840 to 1844)
Giovanni Francesco Bossi, O.F.M. Conv. † (Archbishop: 22 Nov 1730 to 7 Oct 1732)
Leonard Brindisi † (Archbishop: 30 Mar 1909 to 3 Jul 1919)
Filippo Camassei † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1904 to 6 Dec 1906)
Niccola Candoni † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Apr 1837; Archbishop: 15 Nov 1838 to 27 May 1842)
Domenico Castelli, O.P. † (Archbishop: 2 Aug 1844 to 13 Jun 1852)
Giacomo Coppi † (Archbishop: 16 Jan 1524 to 1538)
Binkentios Coressi † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1800 to 12 Oct 1814)
Giovanni Battista Crispi † (Archbishop: 12 Jul 1773 to 13 Nov 1796)
François Cuculla † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1853 to 24 Mar 1864)
John Evangelist Datodi † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1842 - Did Not Take Effect to 9 Feb 1843)
Gaetano Maria de Angelis, O.F.M. Conv. † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 May 1895 to 28 Mar 1900)
Godefroid Philippe Joseph de La Porte, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 29 Nov 1790; Archbishop: 9 Aug 1796 to 17 Oct 1799)
Pantaleone Dioscurus † (Bishop: 2 May 1418)
Giovanni Francesco Filippucci (Filippoussis) † (Archbishop: 29 May 1947 to 9 Nov 1959)
Nicola di Gaeta † (Archbishop: 13 Feb 1479 - )
Antonio Giustiniani † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1701 to Mar 1730)
Antonio Giustiniani, O.P. † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1562 to 12 May 1564)
Pietro Martire Giustiniani, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 Dec 1691 to 10 May 1700)
Angelo Gozzadini † (Archbishop: 27 Jan 1616 to 25 Oct 1621)
Domenico di Grammatica † (Archbishop: 22 May 1579)
Alessandro Guidati † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1929 to 22 Feb 1947)
Sebastiano Leccavella, O.P. † (Archbishop: 12 May 1542 to 16 Dec 1562)
Antonio Maturi, O.F.M. Ref. † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1733 to 21 Jul 1749)
Giuseppe de Montanaris, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1538 to 1540)
Roberto de Noya (Noja), O.P. † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1504 to 1515)
Ioánnis Perrís † (Archbishop: 24 Oct 1960 to 29 Apr 1993)
Francesco Pisani † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1564 to 19 Jul 1569)
Bartolomeo Polla † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1659 to 13 Feb 1691)
Marco Antonio (Sebastianus) Quirino, O.S.C. † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1622 to 1625)
Dionisio Reudio, O.F.M. Obs. † (Archbishop: 30 Aug 1593 to 1615)
Raffaele Schiattini † (Archbishop: 5 May 1625 to 13 Feb 1657)
Pietro Martire de Stefani, O.P. † (Archbishop: 22 Jul 1750 to 1773)
Andrea Veggetti † (Archbishop: 8 Mar 1816 to 15 Nov 1838)
Filippo di Vegis † (Archbishop: 19 Sep 1519 to 1523)
Matteo Vido † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1919 to 18 Sep 1924)
Paolo Zabarella, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 1515 - Did Not Take Effect)
Giuseppe Zaffino † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1875 to 29 Apr 1892)
Andrea , O. Carm. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1349 to 29 May 1356)
Antoine † (Archbishop: 29 Dec 1458 to 1460)
Francesco , O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1453 to 1458)
Georges † (Bishop: 1253 - )

Source(s)

Diocese of Naxos
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 358
Archdiocese of Naxos
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 200
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 254
Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 11, Page 263

About Catholic-Hierarchy

Terminology/Site Help

Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2024
Code: web_d, v3.4.9, 15 Sep 2024; Data: 4 Nov 2024

✠

Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos

Archidioecesis Naxiensis, Andrensis, Tinensis, et Myconensis