The Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands was a Latin Catholic apostolic prefecture (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, not entitled to a titular bishop) in the Greek Aegean islands.
History
editIt was established on 14 August 1897 on territory once belonging to the then long-suppressed (but titular see-turned) historical Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes.
It was suppressed on 28 March 1928 to (re)establish on its territory the resurrected, but no longer Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes, which is also exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See.
Ordinaries
edit(all Latin missionary members of the Friars Minor (O.F.M.)
- Apostolic Prefects of Rhodes and adjacent islands
- Andrea Felice da Ienne, O.F.M. (1897.08.31 – 1910)
- Ignace Beaufays, O.F.M. (1911.03.27 – ?)
- Bonaventura Rossetti, O.F.M. (? – ?); also? Apostolic Vicar of Libya (1907.08 – ?)
- Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. (? – 1928.03.28), later apostolic administrator (1928.03.28 – 1929) and Archbishop (1938.03.30 – 1970.03.10) of successor archdiocese Rhodes
