Marios Makrionitis, SJ (Greek: Μάριος Μακρυωνίτης; 8 October 1913 – 8 April 1959) was a Greek Jesuit prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Athens from 1953 until 1959, when he died from injuries caused by an automobile accident.
Marios Makrionitis | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Athens | |
| Native name | Μάριος Μακρυωνίτης |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Athens |
| Appointed | 11 March 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
| Term ended | 8 April 1959 |
| Predecessor | Markos Sigalas |
| Successor | Venediktos Printesis |
| Other post(s) | Apostolic Vicar of Thessaloniki |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 July 1941 |
| Consecration | 10 May 1953 by Georges Xenopulos, SJ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Μάριος Μακρυωνίτης 8 October 1913 |
| Died | 8 April 1959 (aged 45) Athens, Greece |
Biography
editMakrionitis was born on 8 October 1913 in Vari, a small village in the island of Syros.[1][2] He joined the Society of Jesus and was ordained to the priesthood on 15 July 1941.[1][2] In 1952, he was appointed Apostolic Vicar of Thessaloniki.[2][3]
Makrionitis was appointed Archbishop of Athens by Pope Pius XII on 11 March 1953.[1][2][3] His episcopal consecration took place on 10 May 1953, with the Bishop of Santorini, Georges Xenopulos, serving as principal consecrator, and Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Filippucci and Bishop George Calavassy as co-consecrators.[1][2] As archbishop, he held a Catholic Book Exhibition at the Athens Catholic Club, the first such event in Greek history.[4]
On 8 April 1959, Makrionitis was severely injured in an automobile accident, and died later that day[1][2][5] or in the early morning of April 9.[3][6] He was succeeded as archbishop by Venediktos Printesis, a former parish priest.[5]
Episcopal lineage
edit- Cardinal Scipione Rebiba
- Cardinal Giulio Antonio Santorio (1566)
- Cardinal Girolamo Bernerio, OP (1586)
- Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale (1604)
- Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi (1621)
- Cardinal Luigi Caetani (1622)
- Cardinal Ulderico Carpegna (1630)
- Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni (1666)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
- Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
- Pope Clement XIII (1743)
- Cardinal Marco Antonio Colonna (1762)
- Cardinal Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil, CRSP (1777)
- Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia (1788)
- Cardinal Carlo Odescalchi, SJ (1823)
- Bishop Eugène de Mazenod, OMI (1832)
- Archbishop Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert, OMI (1842)
- Cardinal François-Marie-Benjamin Richard (1872)
- Cardinal Pietro Gasparri (1898)
- Archbishop Angelo Rotta (1922)
- Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Filippucci (1927)
- Bishop Georges Xenopulos, SJ (1947)
- Archbishop Marios Makrionitis, SJ (1953)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Marius Macrionitis [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Archdiocese of Athens, Greece". GCatholic. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ a b c svs. "Κατάλογος Επισκόπων". Η Καθολική Εκκλησία στην Ελλάδα (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "First Catholic Book Exhibition in Greece". The Tablet. 13 July 1957. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Holy See News Briefs". Arkansas Catholic. 5 June 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Greek Archbishop Dies". The Los Angeles Times. 9 April 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2017.