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 - 11 Apr 2025 Resigned)

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
2023	500	12,500	4.0%	1		1	500			13	1	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Sevastianos Rossolatos (Apostolic Administrator: 11 Apr 2025)
• Petros Stefanou (Bishop: 13 May 2014 to 11 Apr 2025)

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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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