Diocese of Santorini
| Diocese of Santorini | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Greece |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos |
| Diocesan bishop | Petros Stefanou |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Franghískos Papamanólis OFMCap |
| Vicar General | Antonios Voutsinos |
| founding | 13th Century |
| surface | 393 km² |
| Parishes | 1 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 12,366 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 450 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 3.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 1 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 450 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 13 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Greek |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
The Santorini diocese ( Latin Dioecesis Sanctoriensis ) is in Greece situated Roman Catholic Diocese based on Santorini . It includes the southern Cyclades : Santorini, Anafi , Ios , Sikinos and Folegandros .
history
The diocese was established in 1207 and reflects the history of the island.
In 1630 the island of Santorini had around 700 Catholics of the Latin rite. On March 30, 1930, it lost the island of Astypalea to the Archdiocese of Rhodes .
In 1947 it was united in persona episcopi with the diocese of Syros and Milos .
The cathedral is dedicated to John the Baptist , which is also the only church in the diocese. The patroness of the diocese is the Virgin Mary .
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | male | Female | |||
| 1950 | 184 | 10,500 | 1.8 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 14th | 1 | |
| 1970 | 136 | 8,900 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 8th | 1 | |||
| 1980 | 73 | 11,150 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1990 | 88 | 10,450 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 97 | 12,366 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | 350 | 12,366 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 350 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | 350 | 12,366 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 350 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 450 | 12,366 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | 450 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||