Venediktos Printesis
Greek Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
The Most Reverend Venediktos Printesis | |
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Archbishop of Athens | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Athens |
In office | 1959–1972 |
Predecessor | Marios Makrionitis |
Successor | Nikolaos Foskolos |
Previous post(s) | Priest |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 23, 1940 |
Personal details | |
Born | February 10, 1917 Manna, Syros, Greece |
Died | October 21, 2008(2008-10-21) (aged 91) |
Venediktos Printesis (Greek: Βενέδικτος Πρίντεζης; February 10, 1917 – October 21, 2008) was a Greek Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Printesis was born in Manna, Syros in February 1917, and was ordained a priest on March 23, 1940. He served as a parish priest until he was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Athens on May 15, 1959.[1] He was ordained a bishop June 21, 1959. Venediktos resigned as Archbishop on November 17, 1972.
References
- ^ "Holy See News Briefs". Arkansas Catholic. 5 June 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy
- gcatholic.org
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