Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
latin= Archdioecesis Corcyrensis, Zacynthiensis et Cephaloniensis
country= Greece | metropolitan=
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 12,000
population= 1,200,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 3,800
catholics_percent= 0.3
bishop= Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia {Latin: " Corcyren(sis), Zacynthien(sis) e Cephalonien(sis)", Greek:Κερκύρας } is an archdiocese located in the cities of Corfù, Zante and Cefalonia in Greece.
History
* 1310: Established as Diocese of Corfù
* June 3, 1919: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corfù – Zante – Cefalonia
Leadership
* Archbishops of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2003.03.22)
** Archbishop Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. (1962.05.30 – 2003.03.22)
** Archbishop Antonio Gregorio Vuccino, A.A. (1947.05.29 – 1952.07.06)
** Fr. Giovanni Dalla Vecchia (Apostolic Administrator 1941 – 1944)
** Archbishop Leonard Brindisi (1919.07.03 – 1940.09.08)
* Bishops of Corfù (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Domenico Darmanin (1912.03.04 – 1919.02.17)
** Archbishop Teodoro Antonio Polito (? – 1911.09.23)
** Archbishop Antonio Delenda (1898.03.24 – 1900.08.20)
** Bishop Evangelista Boni, O.F.M. Cap. (1885.01.11 – ?)
** Bishop Francis Joseph Nicholson, O.C.D. (1852.05 – 1855.04.30)
** Patriarch Daulus Augustus Foscolo (1816.03.08 – 1830.03.15)
** Patriarch Francesco Maria Fenzi (1779.09.20 – 1816.09.23)
** Cardinal Angelo Maria Quirini, O.S.B.Cas. (1723.11.22 – 1727.07.30)
** Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo (1678.06.06 – 1687.07.07)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Greece
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/corf0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcorf.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.catholic-church-corfu.org/ Diocese website]
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