Catholic Church in Greece (original) (raw)

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)

Celebrations

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

• 2021.12.04 – 2021.12.06: Apostolic Journey to Greece
• 2016.04.16: Visit to Lesbos, Greece
• 2001.05.04 – 2001.05.05: Jubilee Pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Paul in Greece

Geography

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