List of Catholic dioceses in Greece
The Roman Catholic Church in Greece is composed of
- a Latin hierarchy, comprising two ecclesiastical provinces (including four suffragan dioceses and an apostolic vicariate) and two dioceses immediately subject to the Holy See)
- two Eastern Catholic rite-specific particular church sui iuris jurisdictions.
Current Latin Catholic hierarchy
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(Roman Rite)
Directly subject to the Holy See
Ecclesiastical Province of Corfu, Zakynthos and Cefalonia
- Archdiocese of Corfu, Zante and Cefalonia (nominal Metropolitan, no suffragan)
Ecclesiastical Province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Current Eastern Catholic jurisdictions
All exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, and part of Rite-specific particular churches sui iuris
- Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite in Greek language)
- Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Greece, with cathedral see in Athens
- Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian Rite in Armenian language)
Defunct dioceses
Titular Archbishoprics
- Metropolitan Titular Archbishoprics
- Corinth(us), Patrae (Veteres) (Patras), Traianopolis in Rhodope, Traianopolis in Rhodope
- TO BE WIKIFIED/CHECKED : Gortyna, Larissa in Thessalia, Mitylene, Nicopolis in Epiro, Novæ Patræ, Philippi, Thebæ (Thebes), Thessalonica
- Non-metropolitan Titular Archbishoprics
- TO BE WIKIFIED/CHECKED : Ægina, Ænus, Carpathus, Cassiope, Cypsela, Lemnus, Leucas, Macra, Maronea, Massimianopolis in Rhodope, Methymna, Naupactus, Rhusium, Serræ
Titular bishoprics
- TO BE WIKIFIED/CHECKED : Abdera, Achelous, Aëtus, Amphipolis, Amyclae, Anastasiopolis, Anastasiopolis, Arcadia, Ardamerium, Argos, Astypalæa, Aulon, Bargala, Berrhœa, Bolina, Bonitza, Cæsaropolis, Calydon, Campania, Canea, Cantanus, Cardicium, Carystus, Cassandria, Castoria, Cea, Cernitza, Cesarea in Thessalia, Chalcis in Græcia, Chersonesus in Creta, Christianopolis, Christopolis, Chrysopolis in Macedonia, Ciparissia, Cisamus, Citrus, Cnossus, Corone, Coronea, Cos, Cydonia, Daulia, Demetrias, Diocletiana, Dium, Doberus, Dodona, Dragobitia, Echinus, Edessa in Macedonia, Elatea, Eleutherna, Eleutheropolis in Macedonia, Elis, Epidaurum, Eressus, Eurœa in Epiro, Ezerus, Gomphi, Helos, Heraclea Pelagoniæ, Hierapytna, Hierissus, Ioannina, Ios, Kefalonia, Lacedæmonia, Lamia, Lappa, Lerus, Lete, Lidoricium, Maina, Marmarizana, Megalopolis in Peloponneso, Megara, Messene, Methone, Milos (united with current diocese of Syros), Monembasia, Mosynopolis, Mundinitza, Nauplia, Nisyrus, Olena, Opus, Oreus, Paros, Peritheorium, Pharsalus, Photice, Platæa (Plataia), Platamon, Polystylus, Porthmus, Rheon, Rhithymna (former diocese of Retimo(–Ario)), Salona, Samos, Scarphea, Sciathus, Scopelus in Thessalia, Scyrus, Serbia, Setea, Sicyon, Stagoi, Stobi, Strongyle, Strumnitza, Subrita, Tanagra, Tegea, Thasus, Thaumacus, Thebæ Phthiotides, Thespiæ, Tricca, Trœzene, Velicia, Xanthe, Zapara, Zaratovium
Other defunct jurisdictions
- Latin
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Andros
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hierapetra
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Malvasia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Negroponte
- Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sitia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos / Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos-Mykonos
- Eastern Catholic (Byzantine Rite)
- Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople
- Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
Sources and external links
- GCatholic.org.
- Catholic-Hierarchy entry.
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dioceses
- Archbishopric of Corinth
- Archbishopric of Larissa
- Archbishopric of Neopatras
- Archbishopric of Traianopolis
- Archbishopric of Patras
- Archbishopric of Thebes
- Bishopric of Salona
- Bishopric of Christopolis
- Bishopric of Berrhœa
- Bishopric of Chalcis
- Bishopric of Hierissus/Geriso
- Bishopric of Carpathus
- Bishopric of Kastoria
- Bishopric of Olena
- Diocese of Cea
- Diocese of Tinos and Mykonos
- Diocese of Milos
- Diocese of Lacedaemon
- Diocese of Cidonia
- Diocese of Massimianopolis
- Diocese of Chiron/Chersonesus
- Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia
- Diocese of Marmaritzana
- Diocese of Cardica
- Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
- Diocese of Aulon
- Diocese of Amyclae
- Diocese of Andros
- Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite (Athens)
- Saint George's Cathedral (Syros)
- Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher (Corfu)
- Assumption Cathedral (Chania)
- St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Santorini)
- St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral (Rhodes)
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Thessaloniki)
- St. Andrew Cathedral (Patras)
- Catholic Church of Metamorphosis, Nafplio
- St. Paul Church (Piraeus)
- Church of Assumption of Theotokos (Mytilene)
- St. Paul Church (Kavala)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus (Larissa)
- St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church (Zakynthos)
- Church of Presentation of the Lord (Naxos)
- Catholic Church of Theotokos (Samos)
- St. Nicolaus Church (Chios)
- St. Nicolaus Church (Argostoli)
- St. Nicolaus Church (Tinos)
- St. Antonios Church (Rethymno)
- St. Joseph (Alexandroupoli)
- Three Bells of Fira
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