Archdiocese of Athens, Greece

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Athens (English) / Αθήνα (Ελληνικά) / Atene (Italiano) / Athenæ (latine) / Athenarum (Latin) / Athenien(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Paul of Tarsus (June 29)

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1205: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Athens (English) / Athenae (Italiano) / Αθήνα (Ελληνικά) / Athenarum (Latin) / Athenien(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Aulon, Carystus, Ceo, Coronea, Daulis, Megara, Negroponte, Scyrus and Thermopylæ)
1208: Gained suffragan see Andros
1240: Lost suffragan see Thermopylæ
1250: Lost suffragan see Aulon
1300: Lost suffragan sees Carystus, Megara, Negroponte and Scyrus
1450: Lost suffragan see Daulis
1483: Suppressed as Titular Metropolitan See of Athenæ (latine)
1875.07.23: Restored as Archdiocese of Athens (English) / Αθήνα (Ελληνικά) / Atene (Italiano) / Athenæ (latine) / Athenarum (Latin) / Athenien(sis) (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)

Contact Info

Address: Odos Omirou 9, 10672 Athina, Greece

Phone: (210) 362-4311

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Archbishop (2021.07.14 – ...):

Archbishop Theodoros Kontidis, S.J. (69)

President of Episcopal Conference of Greece

Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes (Greece)

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Athens (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Theodoros Kontidis, S.J. (69)
(2021.07.14 – ...)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece)
President of Episcopal Conference of Greece
Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes (Greece)

Παρακαλω αξιωσ περιπατειτε τησ κλησεωσ ησ εκληθητε

Born:	1956.03.11 (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Ordained Priest:	1988.10.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.09.18

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (2021.07.14 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes (Greece) (2021.07.14 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Greece (2025.03.18 – ...)

Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos (80)
(2014.08.12 – 2021.07.14)

Apostolic Administrator of Syros (Greece)
Apostolic Administrator of Santorini (Greece)
Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece)
Archbishop emeritus of Athens (Greece)

Born:	1944.06.19 (Ermoupolis, Greece)
Ordained Priest:	1968.07.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.10.25

Priest of Syros (Greece) (1968.07.21 – 2014.08.12)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (2014.08.12 – 2021.07.14)

Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes (Greece) (2014.08.12 – 2021.07.14)

President of Episcopal Conference of Greece (2016.11.11 – 2021.11.12)

Apostolic Administrator of Crete (Greece) (2025.04.11 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Santorini (Greece) (2025.04.11 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Syros (Greece) (2025.04.11 – ...)

Archbishop Nikolaos Foskolos (88)
(1973.06.25 – 2014.08.12)

Archbishop emeritus of Athens (Greece)
former Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes (Greece)

Born:	1936.12.11 (Comi, Greece)
Ordained Priest:	1961.10.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.08.12

Priest of Naxos–Andros–Tinos–Mykonos (Greece) (1961.10.01 – 1973.06.25)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1973.06.25 – 2014.08.12)

President of Episcopal Conference of Greece (1992 – 2004)

Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes (Greece) (1992 – 2014.08.12)

Archbishop Venedictos Printesis
(1959.05.15 – 1972.11.17)

Born:	1917.02.10 (Greece)
Ordained Priest:	1940.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1959.06.21
Died:	2008.10.21 († 91)

Apostolic Administrator of Salonica (Greece) (1959.05.15 – 1962)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1959.05.15 – 1972.11.17)

Archbishop Marius Macrionitis, S.J.
(1953.03.11 – 1959.04.08)

Born:	1913.10.08
Ordained Priest:	1941.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.05.10
Died:	1959.04.08 († 45)

Apostolic Administrator of Salonica (Greece) (1952 – 1959.04.08)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1953.03.11 – 1959.04.08)

Archbishop Marco Sigala
(1947.05.29 – 1950.03.10)

Born:	1882.09.29
Ordained Priest:	1907.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.08.24
Died:	1950.03.10 († 67)

Apostolic Administrator of Santorini (Greece) (1946 – 1947)

Apostolic Administrator of Salonica (Greece) (1947 – 1950)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1947.05.29 – 1950.03.10)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Filippucci
(1927.02.24 – 1947.05.29)

Born:	1874.05.06
Ordained Priest:	1897.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.03.25
Died:	1959.11.06 († 85)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1927.02.24 – 1947.05.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Salonica (Greece) (1929 – 1947)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Naxos–Andros–Tinos–Mykonos (Greece) (1947.05.29 – 1959.11.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Chios (Greece) (1947.05.29 – 1959.11.06)

Archbishop Louis Petit
(1912.03.04 – 1926.06.24)

Born:	1868.02.21 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1891.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.04.25
Died:	1927.11.05 († 59)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1912.03.04 – 1926.06.24)

Apostolic Delegate to Greece (1912.03.04 – 1926.06.24)

Titular Archbishop of Corinthus (1926.06.24 – 1927.11.05)

Archbishop Antonio Delenda
(1900.08.20 – 1911.09.10)

Born:	1860.01.02 (Greece)
Consecrated Bishop:	1898.05.01
Died:	1911.09.10 († 51)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Corfù (Greece) (1898.03.24 – 1900.08.20)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1900.08.20 – 1911.09.10)

Apostolic Delegate to Greece (1900.08.25 – 1911.09.10)

Archbishop Gaetano Maria de Angelis, O.F.M. Conv.
(1895.05.10 – 1900.03.28)

Born:	1848.10.25 (Castro dei Volsci, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1871.03.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1895.07.14
Died:	1900.03.28 († 51)

Apostolic Administrator of Naxos (Greece) (1895.05.10 – 1900.03.28)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1895.05.10 – 1900.03.28)

Archbishop Giuseppe Zaffino
(1892.04.29 – 1895.02.07)

Born:	1824.05.26 (Greece)
Consecrated Bishop:	1875.11.07
Died:	1895.02.07 († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Naxos (Greece) (1875.07.30 – 1892.04.29)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1892.04.29 – 1895.02.07)

Archbishop Giovanni Marango
(1875.07.23 – 1891.12.17)

Born:	1833.03.31
Ordained Priest:	1856.03.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1866.01.14
Died:	1891.12.17 († 58)

Titular Bishop of Troas (1865.11.13 – 1866.06.29)

Coadjutor Bishop of Tinos–Mykonos (Greece) (1865.11.13 – 1866.06.29)

Bishop of Tinos–Mykonos (Greece) (1866.06.29 – 1875.07.23)

Apostolic Delegate to Greece (1874.06.09 – 1891.12.17)

Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1875.07.23 – 1891.12.17)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Athens (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Giovanni Nicolini
(1482.04.26 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Amalfi (Italy) (1475.10.02 – 1482.04.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1482.04.26 – ?)

Archbishop Nicola Protimo
(1446.07.06 – 1482)

Died:

1482

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1446.07.06 – 1482)

Archbishop Filippo Aulini
(1429.05.18 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1429.05.18 – ?)

Archbishop Francesco
(1427.11.05 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1427.11.05 – ?)

Archbishop Giovanni Antonio da Corinto
(1426.08.02 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1426.08.02 – ?)

Archbishop Andrea de Lucha, O. Carm.
(1409.09.06 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1409.09.06 – ?)

Archbishop Franceschino, O. Cist.
(? – 1400.05.09)

Died:

1400.05.09

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (? – 1400.05.09)

Archbishop Antonio
(1399.04.24 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1399.04.24 – ?)

Archbishop Lodovico Aliotti
(1392.06.12 – 1398.06.01)

Died:

1411.04.06

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1392.06.12 – 1398.06.01)

Bishop of Volterra (Italy) (1398.06.01 – 1411.04.06)

Archbishop Antonio Blasi
(1388.05.14 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1388.05.14 – ?)

Archbishop Antonio di Genebreda
(1382? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1382? – ?)

Archbishop Antonio Balistari, O.F.M.
(1370.03.27 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1370.03.27 – ?)

Archbishop Giovanni
(? – 1370?)

Died:

1370?

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (? – 1370?)

Archbishop Francesco, O.F.M.
(1365.08.20 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1365.08.20 – ?)

Archbishop Nicola
(1357.06.09 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1357.06.09 – ?)

Archbishop Giovanni
(1351.06.08 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1351.06.08 – ?)

Archbishop Nicola
(1345? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1345? – ?)

Archbishop Franceschino, O. Cist.
(1339 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1339 – ?)

Archbishop Antonio di Talenti, O.S.B.
(? – 1339?)

Died:

1339?

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (? – 1339?)

Archbishop Stefano Mangiatero, O.P.
(1300? – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1300? – ?)

Archbishop Uldrico
(1273.05.20 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1273.05.20 – ?)

Archbishop Corrado di Sumo
(1253.02.15 – ?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1253.02.15 – ?)

Archbishop Berardo
(1206? – 1223?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Athens (Greece) (1206? – 1223?)

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Mariano Falcinelli Antoniacci, O.S.B. Cas. (later Cardinal) (1857.12.21 – 1873.12.22)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Ludovico Tevoli (1832.12.17 – 1856.10.17)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Francesco Tiberi (later Cardinal) (1826.10.02 – 1832.07.02)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Filippo Filonardi (1823.05.16 – 1826.07.03)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Falzacappa (later Cardinal) (1819.09.27 – 1823.03.10)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri (1808.03.16 – 1819.09.27)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Camillo Campanelli (1796.06.27 – 1805.09.23)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Julius Caesar Zollio (1785.06.27 – 1795.04.13)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Giuseppe Maria Contesini (1768.01.25 – 1785.02.28)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Ignazio Reali (1766.09.26 – 1767.12.08)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Giovanni Carlo Boschi (later Cardinal) (1760.09.22 – 1766.07.21)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Ludovico Merlini (later Cardinal) (1740.10.27 – 1759.09.24)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Nicola Saverio Albini (1731.01.08 – 1740.04.11)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Bartolomeo Massei (later Cardinal) (1721.02.03 – 1730.10.02)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Silvius de Cavalieri (1712.10.05 – 1717.01.11)
Titular Archbishop: Venerable Archbishop Pier Marcellino Corradini (later Cardinal) (1707.11.07 – 1712.09.26)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Giuseppe Vallemani (later Cardinal) (1701.12.05 – 1707.08.01)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Filippo Antonio Gualterio (later Cardinal) (1700.03.30 – 1701.11.21)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Marcello d’Aste (later Cardinal) (1691.12.10 – 1699.11.14)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Francesco Boccapaduli (1675.07.15 – 1680.11.23)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Carlo de’ Vecchi (1667.04.27 – 1673.03.13)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Giacomo Altoviti (later Patriarch) (1658.07.29 – 1667.04.18)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Nicola Guidi di Bagno (later Cardinal) (1644.03.15 – 1657.04.09)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Gaspare Mattei (later Cardinal) (1639.09.05 – 1643.07.13)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Attilio Amalteo (1606.08.14 – 1633.05.25)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Alexander Gordon (1551.09.04 – 1575.11.11)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Jean de Barton (1530.01.24 – 1544.09.21)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite, Athens (Αθήνα), Attica

Churches by City (36)

Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (↖), Thessaloniki (↑), Chios (→), Naxos–Andros–Tinos–Mykonos (↘), Syros (↘), Crete (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 46,775 km²

Population: 100,247 Catholics (1.6% of 6,114,750 total)

Pastoral Centres: 12 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 38 priests (21 diocesan, 17 religious), 5 deacons, 72 religious (34 brothers, 38 sisters), 14 seminarians