Marios Makrionitis Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Marios Makrionitis
Honorific-Suffix:SJ
Archbishop of Athens
Native Name:Μάριος Μακρυωνίτης
Native Name Lang:el
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Athens
Appointed:11 March 1953
by Pope Pius XII
Term End:8 April 1959
Predecessor:Markos Sigalas
Successor:Venediktos Printesis
Other Post:Apostolic Vicar of Thessaloniki
Ordination:15 July 1941
Consecration:10 May 1953
Consecrated By:Georges Xenopulos, SJ
Birth Name:Μάριος Μακρυωνίτης
Birth Date:8 October 1913
Birth Place:, Greece
Death Place:Athens, Greece

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.

Biography

Makrionitis was born on 8 October 1913 in, 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. In 1952, he was appointed Apostolic Vicar of Thessaloniki.[3]

Makrionitis was appointed Archbishop of Athens by Pope Pius XII on 11 March 1953. 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. 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[5] or in the early morning of April 9.[6] He was succeeded as archbishop by Venediktos Printesis, a former parish priest.

Episcopal lineage

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Marius Macrionitis [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Cheney. David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2017-05-06.
  2. News: Archdiocese of Athens, Greece. GCatholic. 2017-05-08.
  3. News: Κατάλογος Επισκόπων. svs. Η Καθολική Εκκλησία στην Ελλάδα. 2017-05-08. el-gr.
  4. News: First Catholic Book Exhibition in Greece. 13 July 1957. The Tablet. 7 May 2017. 19.
  5. News: Holy See News Briefs. 5 June 1959. Arkansas Catholic. 7 May 2017. 7.
  6. News: Greek Archbishop Dies. 9 April 1959. The Los Angeles Times. 7 May 2017. 7.