Xenopoulos was born on 23 August 1898 in
Syros,
Greece. He joined the
Society of Jesus and was ordained to the
priesthood on 31 July 1926. On 22 February 1947, Xenopulos was appointed
Bishop of Syros and
Bishop of Santorini by
Pope Pius XII. His
episcopal consecration took place on 20 July 1947, Regarding the reception of wine through a common
chalice, he raised concerns about health and women's lipstick,
Yves Congar, the French
Dominican theologian, took notice of Xenopulos at the Council, writing in his book
My Journey of the Council about Xenopulos, "the name is Greek, but his pronunciation of
Latin was typically and entirely Italian." During his tenure as bishop, Xenopulos consecrated a number of bishops. He was principal consecrator of
Archbishop of Athens Marios Makrionitis in 1953, of Archbishop of Naxos, Tinos, Andros and Mykonos
Ioánnis Perrís in 1961, and
Bishop of Syros and
Santorini Frangiskos Papamanolis,
OFM Cap, in 1974. He was co-consecrator of Archbishop
Marcus Sigala in 1947, Bishop
Hyakinthos Gad in 1958, Archbishop
Venediktos Printesis in 1959, Archbishop
Antonios Varthalitis,
AA, in 1962, and Archbishop
Nikolaos Foskolos in 1973. Xenopulos died on 28 January 1980, aged 81. == Episcopal lineage ==