Diocese of Santorini, Thira
Sanctorien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Santorini, Thira, Greece
The Diocese of Santorini (Thira) is a Latin rite see on the island of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades. The see has long been held in administration together with the Diocese of Syros; Bishop Petros Stefanou of Syros administered it until his resignation in April 2025. Since 11 April 2025 Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos has served as apostolic administrator.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Sanctorien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002982
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator of Santorini (Thira)
- Sevastianos Rossolatos
- Born
- 19 June 1944
- Birthplace
- Ermoupolis
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Fira stands in Santorini, Thira, 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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].