Nikolaos Foskolos
Nikolaos Foskolos ( Greek Νικόλαος Φώσκολος Nikólaos Fóskolos ; born December 11, 1936 in Komi, Tinos , Greece ) is Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of Athens .
Life
Nikolaos Foskolos was ordained a priest on October 1, 1962 .
On June 25, 1973, Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens . He was ordained bishop by the Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos , Ioánnis Perrís , on August 12, 1973; Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Corfu, Zakynthos and Kefalonia , Antonios Varthalitis , and the Bishop of Syros Georgios Xenopoulos .
Nikolaos Foskolos acted as co-consecrator at the episcopal ordinations of Frangiskos Papamanolis , Nikolaos Printesis and Ioannis Spiteris .
Since 1992 Foskolos has been both Apostolic Administrator for the Archdiocese of Rhodes and President of the Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in Greece .
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on August 12, 2014.
Web links
- Entry on Nikolaos Foskolos on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 11, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Venedictos Printesis |
Archbishop of Athens 1973–2014 |
Sevastianos Rossolatos |
| Mikhail-Petros Franzidis |
Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes 1992–2014 |
Sevastianos Rossolatos |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foskolos, Nikolaos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fóskolos, Nikólaos; Φώσκολος, Νικόλαος |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Komi, Tinos , Greece |