Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul, Turkiye

Present Prelates

Vicar Apostolic (2021.09.14 – ...):

Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro (50)

Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye)

Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Istanbul (Roman Rite)

Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro (50)
(2021.09.14 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye)
Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye)
Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

Deus caritas est / Allah sevgidir

Born:	1974.06.10 (Ariano Irpino, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1999.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.12.07

Priest of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia (Italy) (1999.04.24 – 2021.09.14)

Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye) (2021.09.14 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) (2021.09.14 – ...)

Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye) (2021.09.14 – ...)

Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. (82)
(Apostolic Administrator 2020.12.24 – 2021.09.14)

Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M.
(2016.04.16 – 2020.12.23)

Ama a dios

Born:	1952.08.24 (Cortázar, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1978.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.06.11
Died:	2020.12.23 (Istanbul, Turkiye † 68)

Titular Bishop of Tubernuca (2016.04.16 – 2020.12.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye) (2016.04.16 – 2020.12.23)

Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) (2016.04.16 – 2020.12.23)

Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye) (2016.04.16 – 2020.12.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye (2018 – 2020.12.23)

Religious of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans). Died of COVID-19.

Bishop Louis-Armel Pelâtre, A.A. (84)
(1992.07.09 – 2016.04.16)

Titular Bishop of Sasima
Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Istanbul (Turkiye)
former Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye)
former Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye)

N’aie pas peur

Born:	1940.05.12 (Pancé, France)
Ordained Priest:	1969.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.09.13

Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) (1992.07.09 – 2016.04.16)

Titular Bishop of Sasima (1992.07.09 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye (1995 – 2001)

Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye) (1996.11.25 – 2016.04.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkiye) (1999 – 2016.04.16)

Bishop Antuvan Marovitch
(1990.11.30 – 1991.12.15)

Born:	1926.11.19 (Turkiye)
Ordained Priest:	1956.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.01.18
Died:	1991.12.15 († 65)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1986.10.30 – 1989.05.29)

Titular Bishop of Igilgili (1986.10.30 – 1991.12.15)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1989.05.29 – 1990.11.30)

Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) (1990.11.30 – 1991.12.15)

Vicars Apostolic of Constantinopole (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antuvan Marovitch
(1989.05.29 – 1990.11.30)

(see above)

Bishop Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap.
(1974.11.15 – 1989.05.29)

Born:	1906.06.14 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1930.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.03.02
Died:	1989.05.29 († 82)

Titular Bishop of Atenia (1974.11.15 – 1989.05.29)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1974.11.15 – 1989.05.29)

President of Episcopal Conference of Turkiye (1979 – 1989)

Archbishop Salvatore Asta
(Apostolic Administrator 1969.06.07 – 1974.11.15)

Archbishop Saverio Zupi
(Apostolic Administrator 1966.08.30 – 1969)

Archbishop Francesco Giuseppe Lardone
(Apostolic Administrator 1959 – 1966)

Archbishop Giacomo Testa
(Apostolic Administrator 1953.06.18 – 1959)

Archbishop Paolo Bertoli (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1952.03.24 – 1953.05.07)

Archbishop Andrea Cassulo
(Apostolic Administrator 1947 – 1952.01.09)

Archbishop Alcide Giuseppe Marina, C.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1945 – 1947.05.18)

Archbishop Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (later Pope John XXIII, Saint)
(Apostolic Administrator 1935.01.12 – 1944.12.23)

Archbishop Carlo Margotti
(Apostolic Administrator 1930.03.08 – 1934.07.25)

Archbishop Angelo Rotta
(Apostolic Administrator 1925.06.06 – 1930.03.08)

Archbishop Angelo Maria Dolci (later Cardinal)
(1914.11.13 – 1922.12.14)

Born:	1867.07.12 (Civitella di Agliano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1890.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1900.05.13
Created Cardinal:	1933.03.13
Died:	1939.09.13 (Civitella di Agliano, Italy † 72)

Bishop of Gubbio (Italy) (1900.04.19 – 1906.12.09)

Apostolic Delegate to Bolivia (1906.12.07 – 1910.01)

Apostolic Delegate to Ecuador (1906.12.07 – 1910.01)

Apostolic Delegate to Peru and Bolivia (1906.12.07 – 1910.01)

Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus (1906.12.09 – 1911.01.27)

Archbishop of Amalfi (Italy) (1911.01.27 – 1914.11.13)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1914.11.13 – 1922.12.14)

Apostolic Delegate to Constantinople (1914.11.13 – 1922.12.14)

Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria (1914.11.13 – 1933.03.13)

Apostolic Delegate to Persia (1918? – 1921.12.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to Romania (1923.05.30 – 1933.03.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1933.03.16 – 1936.06.15)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1933.05.22 – 1939.09.13)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1936.06.15 – 1939.09.13)

Archbishop Vincent Sardi di Rivisondoli
(1908.04.06 – 1914)

Born:	1855.12.13 (Sulmona, Turkiye)
Ordained Priest:	1882.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1908.05.10
Died:	1920.08.12 (Istanbul, Turkiye † 64)

Secretary of Secretariat of Latin Letters (1903 – 1908.04.06)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1908.04.06 – 1914)

Apostolic Delegate to Constantinople (1908.04.06 – 1914)

Titular Archbishop of Cæsarea (1908.04.06 – 1920.08.12)

Assessor of Sacred Consistorial Congregation (1916? – 1920.08.12)

Archbishop Luigi Rotelli (later Cardinal)
(1883.01.26 – 1887.05.23)

Born:	1833.07.26 (Corciano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1856.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1878.07.21
Created Cardinal:	1891.06.01
Died:	1891.09.15 (Roma, Italy † 58)

Bishop of Montefiascone (Italy) (1878.07.15 – 1882.12.22)

Titular Archbishop of Pharsalus (1882.12.22 – 1891.06.01)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1883.01.26 – 1887.05.23)

Apostolic Nuncio to France (1887.05.23 – 1891.06.01)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1891.06.01 – 1891.09.15)

Archbishop Vicenzo Vannutelli (later Cardinal)
(1880.01.23 – 1882.12.22)

Born:	1836.12.05 (Genazzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1860.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1880.02.02
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1889.12.30
Revealed as Cardinal:	1890.06.23
Died:	1930.07.09 (Roma, Italy † 93)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1880.01.23 – 1882.12.22)

Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1880.01.23 – 1890.06.23)

Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil (1882.12.22 – 1883.10.04)

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1883.10.04 – 1891.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1891.06.04 – 1900.04.19)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1896.12.16 – 1930.07.09)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900.04.19 – 1930.07.09)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1902.07.30 – 1908.10.20)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1908.10.26 – 1914.12.15)

Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1914.12.15 – 1930.07.09)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915.12.06 – 1930.07.09)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies (1915.12.06 – 1930.07.09)

Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals (1915.12.06 – 1930.07.09)

Archbishop Antonio Maria Grasselli, O.F.M. Conv.
(1874.12.22 – 1880.01.23)

Born:	1827.01.05 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1849.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1874.05.17
Died:	1919.02.01 († 92)

Vicar Apostolic of Moldavia (Romania) (1874.04.14 – 1874.12.22)

Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis (1874.04.14 – 1875.01.08)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1874.12.22 – 1880.01.23)

Titular Archbishop of Colossæ (1875.01.08 – 1899.06.19)

Archbishop-Bishop of Tuscanella (Italy) (1899.06.19 – 1911)

Archbishop-Bishop of Viterbo (Italy) (1899.06.19 – 1913.12.30)

Archbishop-Bishop of Tuscania (Italy) (1911 – 1913.12.30)

Titular Archbishop of Larissa (1913.12.30 – 1919.02.01)

Archbishop Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1874.11.13 – 1876.04.03)

Archbishop Serafino Milani, O.F.M. Obs.
(Apostolic Administrator 1874.03.20 – 1874.12.21)

Msgr. Joseph Pluym, C.P.
(Apostolic Administrator 1869.06.03 – 1874.01.13)

Patriarch Paulus Brunoni
(1858.11.23 – 1869)

Born:	1807.06.01 (Cyprus)
Consecrated Bishop:	1853.07.17
Died:	1877.01.02 († 69)

Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria) (1853.07.04 – 1858.11.23)

Titular Archbishop of Tharona (1853.07.12 – 1868.06.25)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1858.11.23 – 1869)

Patriarch of Antioch (1868.06.25 – 1877.01.02)

Archbishop Julien-Marie Hillereau, S.M.M.
(1835.03.07 – 1855.03.01)

Born:	1796.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1832.08.19
Died:	1855.03.01 († 58)

Titular Bishop of Calydon (1832.05.22 – 1833.06.14)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1832.05.22 – 1835.03.07)

Titular Archbishop of Petra (1833.06.14 – 1855.03.01)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1835.03.07 – 1855.03.01)

Archbishop Binkentios Coressi
(1816.08.26 – 1835.03.07)

Born:	1755.03.01 (Greece)
Ordained Priest:	1780
Consecrated Bishop:	1801.02.01
Died:	1835.03.07 († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Naxos (Greece) (1800.10.01 – 1814.10.12)

Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1814.10.12 – 1835.03.07)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1814.10.12 – 1835.03.07)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1816.08.26 – 1835.03.07)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Fonton, O.F.M. Conv.
(1799.03.16 – 1816.08.26)

Born:	1741 (Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:	1786.11
Died:	1816.08.26 († 74)

Bishop of Syros (Greece) (1786.07.24 – 1799.03.16)

Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1799.03.16 – 1816.08.26)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1799.03.16 – 1816.08.26)

Bishop Giulio Maria Pecori d’Ameno, O.F.M.
(1788.09.23 – 1796.02.28)

Consecrated Bishop:	1789.06.07
Died:	1796.02.28

Vicar Apostolic of Smirne (Turkiye) (1781.08.18 – 1788.09.23)

Titular Bishop of Aradus (1788.09.23 – 1796.02.28)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1788.09.23 – 1796.02.28)

Bishop Franciscus Antonius Fracchia
(1778.09.26 – 1795.10.21)

Consecrated Bishop:	1778.09.27
Died:	1795.10.21

Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis (1778.09.26 – 1795.10.21)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1778.09.26 – 1795.10.21)

Archbishop Nicola Pugliesi
(1777.09.19 – 1778.07.09)

Born:	1718.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1753.07.01
Died:	1778.07.09 († 59)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1751 – 1767.04.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1751 – 1767.04.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ragusa (Croatia) (1767.04.06 – 1777.09.19)

Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1777.09.19 – 1778.07.09)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1777.09.19 – 1778.07.09)

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Bavestrelli
(1772.08.31 – 1777.04.20)

Born:	1710.08.31 (Turkiye)
Consecrated Bishop:	1755.06.29
Died:	1777.04.20 († 66)

Vicar Apostolic of Smirne (Turkiye) (1747.05.12 – 1754.09.16)

Bishop of Chios (Greece) (1754.09.16 – 1772.08.31)

Titular Archbishop of Heraclea (1772.08.31 – 1777.04.20)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1772.08.31 – 1777.04.20)

Archbishop Giuseppe Roverani
(1758.12.11 – 1772.07.02)

Died:

1772.07.02

Vicar Apostolic of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (1758.12.11 – 1767.03.10)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1758.12.11 – 1772.07.02)

Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1767.03.10 – 1772.07.02)

Archbishop Blasius Paoli
(1750.03.18 – ?)

Titular Archbishop of Larissa (1750.03.18 – ?)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1750.03.18 – ?)

Archbishop Franciscus Hieronymus Bona
(1731.06.18 – ?)

Born:

1687.11.08

Bishop of Trebinje–Mrkan (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1727.03.17 – 1731.06.18)

Titular Archbishop of Carthage (1731.06.18 – ?)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1731.06.18 – ?)

Archbishop Antonius Balsarini
(1730.08.18 – 1731.01.02)

Born:	1666
Died:	1731.01.02 († 64)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1730.08.18 – 1731.01.02)

Titular Archbishop of Carthage (1730.08.26 – 1731.01.02)

Bishop Pier Battista Mauri, O.F.M.
(1720.06.15 – 1730.04.02)

Born:	(Italy)
Died:	1730.04.02

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1720.06.15 – 1730.04.02)

Bishop Raimondo Galani, O.P.
(1706.04.19 – 1720)

Born:

(Italy)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1706.04.19 – 1720)

Bishop Gaspar Gasparini, O.F.M. Conv.
(1677.05.31 – 1705.08.22)

Consecrated Bishop:	1677.04.25
Died:	1705.08.22

Titular Bishop of Pegæ (1677.04.05 – 1705.08.22)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1677.05.31 – 1705.08.22)

Bishop-elect Vito Piluzzi, O.F.M. Conv. (later Archbishop)
(1675 – 1677)

Consecrated Bishop:	1678.09.18
Died:	1704.01.06

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1675 – 1677)

Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1678.09.05 – 1704.01.06)

Bishop Andrea Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv.
(1662.02.12 – 1677.04.15)

Born:	(Italy)
Died:	1677.04.15

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1662.02.12 – 1677.04.15)

Archbishop Bonaventura Teuli, O.F.M. Conv.
(1656.01.07 – 1662)

Born:	1596.03.14 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1655.08.19
Died:	1670.11.12 († 74)

Titular Archbishop of Myra (1655.08.03 – 1670.11.12)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1656.01.07 – 1662)

Archbishop Giacinto Subiani, O.P.
(1652.03.05 – 1653)

Consecrated Bishop:	1645.09.29
Died:	1656.10.15

Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1644.11.14 – 1648.07.13)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Smirne (Turkiye) (1644.11.14 – 1648.07.13)

Vicar Apostolic of Smirne (Turkiye) (1648.07.13 – 1652.03.05)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1652.03.05 – 1653)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Antuvan Marovitch (1986.10.30 – 1989.05.29)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Luca de Cigalla (1832.07.27 – 1847.02.12)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Archbishop Julien-Marie Hillereau, S.M.M. (1832.05.22 – 1835.03.07)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Archbishop Binkentios Coressi (1814.10.12 – 1835.03.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Andreas Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv. (1663.02.12 – 1677.04.15)