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Theodoros Kontidis

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Theodoros Kontidis

Archbishop of Athens
Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes
Native name
Θεόδωρος Κοντίδης
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseAthens
Appointed14 July 2021
PredecessorSevastianos Rossolatos
Other post(s)Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes
Priest, Parish of Saint Andrew in Patras
Previous post(s)Priest, Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Athens
Orders
Ordination9 October 1988
by Nikolaos Foskolos
Consecration18 September 2021
by Sevastianos Rossolatos
Personal details
Born
Theodoros Kontidis

(1956-03-11) 11 March 1956 (age 68)
NationalityGreek
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rite)
Alma materPontifical Greek College of Saint Athanasius
Pontifical Gregorian University
Centre Sèvres
MottoΠαρακαλώ αξίως περιπατείτε της κλήσεως ης εκληθήτε ("I urge you to behave in a manner worthy of the vocation you have received")
Coat of armsTheodoros Kontidis's coat of arms

Theodoros Kontidis S.J. (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κοντίδης; born March 11, 1956) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens, apostolic administrator of Archdiocese of Rhodes and a Jesuit priest. He was appointed to the episcopate as Archbishop of Athens and Apostolic administrator of Rhodes on July 14, 2021.

Biography

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Theodoros Kontidis was born in Thessaloniki in Greece, and was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1988.

He was member of Pontifical Greek College of Saint Athanasius and studied philosophy and then theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. In 1983 he entered the Jesuit order and was ordained priest on 9 October 1988 by the archbishop of Athens, Nikolaos Foskolos, in the church of the Sacred Heart. After further studies, he obtained a degree in theology from the Center Sèvres in Paris.

Father Kontidis was parish vicar and after pastor of the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Athens. In 1995 he made his solemn profession. He became responsible for the vocational pastoral and superior of the Jesuit community in Athens and director of the Manresa retreat house. Since 2021 he has been pastor of the parish of Sant'Andrew in Patras.[1] In addition to his native Greek, he also speaks Italian, French and English.[2]

On July 14, 2021, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Athens and Apostolic administrator of Rhodes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Πατέρας Θεόδωρος Κοντίδης". jesuits.gr. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. ^ "Resignation and appointment of archbishop of Athens and apostolic administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Rhodos, Greece". Vatican Press. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rinuncia e nomina dell'Arcivescovo di Atene e Amministratore Apostolico ad nutum Sanctae Sedis di Rhodos (Grecia)". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Athens
2021–
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Apostolic Administrator of Rhodes
2021–
Succeeded by
Incumbent