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Hellenic Republic (Greece)

Greece

Also known as: Griechenland (Deutsch), la GrĂšce (français), Grecia (español, Italiano), Grecja (polski), GrĂ©cia (PortuguĂȘs), ΕλλΏΎα (ΕλληΜÎčÎșÎŹ), ćžŒè‡˜ (æ­Łé«”äž­æ–‡), ゼăƒȘă‚·ăƒŁ (æ—„æœŹèȘž), GrĂŠcia (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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Apostolic Nunciature: Greece

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis GrĂŠciĂŠ Archbishop Theodoros Kontidis, S.J. (70)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Européé (COM.E.C.E.) Bishop Mariano Crociata (73)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europé (C.C.E.E.) Archbishop Gintaras Linas Gruơas (65)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (14)

Basilicas Basilicas (1)

World Heritage Churches World Heritage Churches (2)

Celebrations

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

Saints: 118 Saints, 1 Blessed

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Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Athens

Area: 130,647 kmÂČ

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: Î•Î»Î”Ï…ÎžÎ”ÏÎŻÎ± Îź ÎžÎŹÎœÎ±Ï„ÎżÏ‚ (Greek) (Liberty or Death)

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Area: 131,957 kmÂČ

Catholic Population: 128,000 Catholics (1.2% of 10,414,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 75 parishes, 17 other centres

Clergy: 10 bishops (4 diocesan, 6 titular), 81 priests (51 diocesan, 30 religious), 1 permanent deacon (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 93 religious (17 brothers, 76 sisters), 14 major seminarians, 6 missionaries, 103 catechists

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