Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki

Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki Apostolicus Vicariatus Thessalonicensis Αποστολικό Βικαριάτο Θεσσαλονίκης
Location
Country	Greece
Statistics
Area	57,550 km² (22,220 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 3,574,000 8,100 (0.2%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	18 March 1926
Cathedral	Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Thessaloniki
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Thessalonicensis) is an Apostolic Vicariate of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Greece. The Vicariate was established in 1926, comprising the provinces of Thessaloniki, Kavala, Xanthi, Volos, Larisa and Giannitsa.

The Vicariate remains vacant since its only Bishop, Alessandro Guidati, was appointed the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in 1929.

Ordinaries

Alessandro Guidati † (30 Apr 1927 Appointed - 15 Jul 1929 Appointed, Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos)
Vacant (1930 to date)

Roman Catholicism in Greece

Holy Synod of Catholic Bishops of Greece

Active dioceses	Archdiocese of Naxos, Tinos, Andros and Mykonos (Diocese of Chios Diocese of Crete Santorini Syros and Milos) Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia Archdiocese of Athens Archdiocese of Rhodes Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki

Historical	Archbishopric of Corinth Archbishopric of Larissa Archbishopric of Patras Coron (Koroni) Modon (Methoni) Archbishopric of Thebes

Churches	Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite (Athens) Saint George's Cathedral (Syros) Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher (Corfu) Assumption Cathedral (Chania) St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Santorini) St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral (Rhodes) Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Thessaloniki)

Byzantine Rite	Greek Byzantine Catholic Church

See also	List of Greek popes Syros

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