Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros

Diocese of Syros e Milos Dioecesis Syrensis et Milensis Επισκοπή Σύρου
Location
Country	Greece
Ecclesiastical province	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Metropolitan	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Statistics
Area	633 km² (244 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 31,302 6,831 (21.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13th Century
Cathedral	Saint George's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Ano Syros
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Petros Stefanou
Emeritus Bishops	Franghískos Papamanólis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos (Latin: Dioecesis Syrensis et Milensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Syros and Milos in the ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.

History

Bishop Petros Stefanou (2014 - )
Bishop Frangiskos Papamanolis, O.F.M. Cap. (since 1974.06.27 - 2014.05.13)
Bishop Georgios Xenopoulos, S.J. (1947.05.29 – 1974)
Archbishop Antonios Grigorios Voutsinos, A.A. (1937.06.09 – 1947.05.29)
Bishop Antonios Makrionitis (1912.07.02 – 1936.12.28)
Archbishop Dominikos Darmanin (1901.04.16 – 1912.03.04)
Archbishop Theodoros Antonios Politos (1895.03.27 – 1911.09.23)
Bishop Teofilo Massucci, O.F.M. (1880.10.01 – ?)
Bishop Giuseppe Maria Alberti (1851.10.30 – ?)
Bishop Ioannes Baptistus Russin (1800.10.05 – 1824.09.14)

Roman Catholicism in Greece

Holy Synod of Catholic Bishops of Greece

Active dioceses	Archdiocese of Naxos, Tinos, Andros and Mykonos (Diocese of Chios Diocese of Crete Santorini Syros and Milos) Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia Archdiocese of Athens Archdiocese of Rhodes Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki

Historical	Archbishopric of Corinth Archbishopric of Larissa Archbishopric of Patras Coron (Koroni) Modon (Methoni) Archbishopric of Thebes

Churches	Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite (Athens) Saint George's Cathedral (Syros) Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher (Corfu) Assumption Cathedral (Chania) St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Santorini) St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral (Rhodes) Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Thessaloniki)

Byzantine Rite	Greek Byzantine Catholic Church

See also	List of Greek popes Syros

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