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Hellenic Republic (Greece)

Greece

Also known as: Griechenland (Deutsch), la Grèce (français), Grecia (español, Italiano), Grecja (polski), Grécia (Português), Ελλάδα (Ελληνικά), 希臘 (正體中文), ギリシャ (日本語), Græcia (latine)

By Type (11)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (2)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) Archdiocese (2)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (4)

Apostolic Exarchates Apostolic Exarchate (1)

Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite Ordinariate (1)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (9): Athens, Chios, Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia, Crete, Naxos–Andros–Tinos–Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini, Syros–Milos, Thessaloniki

Armenian Church (1): Greece

Greek Church (1): Greece


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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses


Apostolic Nunciature: Greece Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski (63)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Græciæ Bishop Petros Stefanou (60)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (71)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Grušas (62)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (14)

Basilicas Basilicas (1)

World Heritage Churches World Heritage Churches (1)

Celebrations

Patron Saints: Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint Nicholas of Myra

Saints: 119 Saints, 1 Blessed

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Papal Visits


Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Athens

Area: 130,647 km²

Population: 10,768,477

Neighbouring Countries: Italy Italy, ↖ Albania Albania, ↑ North Macedonia North Macedonia, ↑ Bulgaria Bulgaria, → Turkiye Turkiye

Cultural Summary

Religions: Greek Orthodox (official) 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1%

Languages: Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%

Ethnic Groups: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7%

Motto: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος (Greek) (Liberty or Death)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 131,957 km²

Catholic Population: 132,000 Catholics (1.2% of 10,679,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 78 parishes, 15 other centres

Clergy: 12 bishops (4 diocesan, 8 titular), 84 priests (51 diocesan, 33 religious), 6 permanent deacons (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 96 religious (17 brothers, 79 sisters), 18 major seminarians, 6 missionaries, 110 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.04.05

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