Catholic ChurchinHellenic Republic (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)
Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) (2)
Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) (2)
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 Græciæ
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Patron Saints: Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint Nicholas of Myra
Saints: 119 Saints, 1 Blessed
Continent: East Europe
Capital: Athens
Area: 130,647 km²
Population: 10,768,477
Neighbouring Countries: ← Italy , ↖ Albania , ↑ North Macedonia , ↑ Bulgaria , → Turkiye
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)
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
Last updated on 2025.01.01
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