Venediktos Printesis (

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: Βενέδικτος Πρίντεζης; February 10, 1917 – October 21, 2008) was a

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of the

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Biography

Printesis was born in Manna,

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in February 1917, and was ordained a priest on March 23, 1940. He served as a parish priest until he was appointed

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of the Archdiocese of Athens on May 15, 1959. He was ordained a bishop June 21, 1959. Venediktos resigned as Archbishop on November 17, 1972.

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Catholic Hierarchy
1917 births 2008 deaths Participants in the Second Vatican Council People from Ermoupoli Roman Catholic archbishops of Athens {{Greece-RC-archbishop-stub