Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia

Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia Archidioecesis Corcyrensis, Zacynthiensis, et Cephaloniensis Αρχιεπισκοπή Κερκύρας, Ζακύνθου, και Κεφαλληνίας
250px Cathedral of St James and St Christopher in Corfu
Location
Country	Greece
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,200,000 3,800 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher in Corfu
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cefalonia (Latin: Archdioecesis Corcyrensis, Zacynthiensis et Cephaloniensis) is an archdiocese comprising the Ionian islands of Corfu, Zakynthos and Cephalonia in western Greece.

History

• 1310: Established as Diocese of Corfùu
• June 3, 1919: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corfu – Zakynthos – Cephalonia

Leadership

• Archbishops of Corfu, Zakynthos and Cephalonia (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2003.03.22)
  • Archbishop de, 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 Corfu (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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Greece

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website