Ioannis Andreas Kargas Explained

Ioannis Andreas Kargas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωάννης Ανδρέας Κάργας, Italian: Giovanni Andrea Carga; died on 2 October 1617) was a Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos from 1607 to 1617.^[1] During the invasion of the Turks in 1617, under the leadership of the Kapudan Pasha Çelebi Ali, Kargas was captured and hanged.^[2] His name has been given to the street that leads to the stairs of Ano Syros.

External links

• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcargaga.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Κατάλογος Επισκόπων . 2014-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060126/http://www.cathecclesia.gr/hellas/index.php/2008-03-19-22-02-01/-a-/2008-03-19-22-21-35.html . 2013-10-20 . dead .
2. Web site: Δημοσ Ανω Συρου - Municipality of Ano Syros . 2014-04-04 . https://archive.today/20120721114057/http://www.anosyros.gr/istoria5.asp . 2012-07-21 . dead .