Continents: East Europe, Central and Southwest Asia
Rite: Greek (Byzantine)
Type: Apostolic Exarchate
Name: Istanbul / Constantinople (English) / Constantinopoli (Italiano) / Constantinopolitan(us) (Latin)
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Neighbouring Dioceses: Greece (←), Saint John XXIII of Sofia (↖)
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Apostolic Exarch: | vacant |
Apostolic Administrator (2021.09.14 – ...): | Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro (50) Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkiye) Patriarchal Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkiye) |
Apostolic Exarchs of Istanbul (Greek Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro (50) | ||||||||||
Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. (81) | ||||||||||
Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. | ||||||||||
Bishop Louis-Armel Pelâtre, A.A. (84) | ||||||||||
Fr. Domenico Caloyera, O.P. (later Archbishop) | ||||||||||
Fr. Domenico Caloyera, O.P. (later Archbishop) | ||||||||||
Bishop Dionisio Leonida Varouhas
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Apostolic Exarchs of Turkey of Europe (Greek Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop George Calavassy
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Population: 14 Catholics
Pastoral Centres: 1 parish, 10 missions
Personnel: 32 priests (3 diocesan, 29 religious), 65 religious (33 brothers, 32 sisters)
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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