George Calavassy (Greek: Γεώργιος Χαλαβαζής; February 2, 1881 in Greece – November 7, 1957 in Greece) was a Catholic prelate belonging to
Apostolic Exarchate of Constantinople from 13 July 1920 to 11 June 1932, and
Exarch
An exarch (;
from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'') was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical.
In the late Roman Empire and early Byzantine Empire, ...
of the
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
The Greek Byzantine Catholic Church (, ''Ellinórrythmi Katholikí Ekklisía'') or the Greek-Catholic Church of Greece is a '' sui iuris'' Eastern Catholic particular church of the Catholic Church that uses the Byzantine Rite in Koine Greek and ...
from 11 June 1932 to 7 November 1957.
Biography
After receiving theological education was ordained priest on June 29, 1906. On 13 July 1920
Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV (; ; born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, ; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922) was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I a ...
appointed George Calavassy Exarch to Constantinople and titular bishop of
Theodoropolis. On 15 August 1920 he was ordained bishop by
Isaias Papadopoulos and Denis Leonid Varouhas. On 11 June 1932
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI (; born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, ; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939) was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 until his death in February 1939. He was also the first sovereign of the Vatican City State u ...
made him the
Apostolic Exarch
An exarch (;
from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'') was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical.
In the late Roman Empire and early Byzantine Empire, ...
to the
Greek Catholic Church in Greece.
See also
*
Catholic Church in Greece
The Catholic Church in Greece is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Indigenous Roman Catholic Greeks numbered about 50,000-70,000 in 2022 and were a religious and not an ethnic minority. Mo ...
References
External links
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcalav.html
1881 births
1957 deaths
Greek Eastern Catholic bishops
20th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops
Eastern Catholic bishops in Turkey
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