Suffragan diocese Chios, Greece
Diocese of Chios
Chien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Chios is a Latin rite see comprising the islands of Chios, Psara, Oinousses, Lesvos, Lemnos, Samos, Ikaria and Fourni in the eastern Aegean. The see has been vacant since the death of Bishop Nicolas Charikiopoulos in 1939 and is governed by apostolic administrators. Since 25 January 2021 the apostolic administrator has been Archbishop Josif Printezis of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos.
On the map
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- Catholics
- 450
- Priests
- 3
- Territory
- 4,116 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου ΝικολάουΧιος · CathedralView parish
- Μεταστάσεως της Θεοτόκου στη ΜυτιλήνηΜυτιληνηView parish
- Μεταστάσεως της Θεοτόκου στη ΣάμοΣάμοView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator of Chios (Scio)
- Josif Printezis
- Born
- 6 February 1970
- Birthplace
- Poseidonia
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Chios stands in Chios, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The island of Chios is home to the Diocese of Chios (Latin: Dioecesis Chiensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.