George Calavassy

George Calavassy
Apostolic Exarch of Greece
Native name	Γεώργιος Χαλαβαζής
Church	Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
See	Apostolic Exarchate of Greece
In office	11 June 1932 – 7 November 1957
Predecessor	Exarchate erected
Successor	Hyakinthos Gad
Other post	Titular Bishop of Theodoropolis (1920-1957)
Previous post	Apostolic Exarch of Istanbul (1920-1932)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1906
Consecration	15 August 1920 by Isaias Papadopoulos
Personal details
Born	(1881-02-02)2 February 1881 Syros, Aegean Islands, Kingdom of Greece
Died	7 November 1957(1957-11-07) (aged 76)

George Calavassy (Greek: Γεώργιος Χαλαβαζής; 2 February 1881 in Greece – 7 November 1957 in Greece) was a Catholic prelate belonging to Apostolic Exarchate of Constantinople from 13 July 1920 to 11 June 1932, and Exarch of the Greek Byzantine Catholic Church from 11 June 1932 to 7 November 1957.

Biography

After receiving theological education was ordained priest on 29 June 1906. On 13 July 1920 Pope Benedict XV 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 made him the Apostolic Exarch to the Greek Catholic Church in Greece.

See also

• Catholic Church in Greece

External links

• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcalav.html^{[self-published]}