Ioannis Perris

Ioannis Perris (October 10, 1916 - August 20, 2006) was a Catholic Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos[1]from October 24, 1960 to April 29, 1993.

Ioannis Perris
Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseNaxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Appointed24 October 1960
Term ended29 April 1993
PredecessorJoannis Baptist Filippucci
SuccessorNikolaos Printesis
Orders
Ordination23 March 1940
Consecration12 January 1961
by Georgios Xenopoulos
Personal details
Birth nameIoannis Perris
Born10 October 1916
Syros, Greece
Died20 August 2006(2006-08-20) (aged 89)
NationalityGreek

Biography

Ioannis Perris was born on October 10, 1916 in Greece. After receiving theological education he was ordained priest on March 23, 1940.

On October 24, 1960 Pope John XXIII appointed Ioannis Perris as Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Minos. On January 12, 1961 he was ordained bishop by the Bishop of Syros and Milos, Georgios Xenopoulos, in collaboration with the Athenian Archbishop Venediktos Printesis and the Bishop of the Apostolic Exarchat of Greece Hyakinthos Gad.

From 1961 to 1964, Perris participated in the I, II, III and IV sessions of the Second Vatican Council.

From 1961 to 1993 he was the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Chios.

He retired on April 29, 1993.

On August 20, 2006 Ioannis Perris passed away.

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