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Catholic Church

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Hellenic Republic (Greece)

Greece

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

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Athens

Population: 10,647,000

Area: 130,800 km²

Patron Saints: St. Andrew, St. George, St. Nicholas of Myra

Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%

Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French

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

Neighbouring Countries: Albania Albania, ↑ Macedonia Macedonia, ↑ Bulgaria Bulgaria, → Turkey Turkey



Armenian Church (1): Greece

Greek Church (1): Greece


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Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions



Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (9), Basilicas Basilicas (1)

Documents and Celebrations Documents and Celebrations


Papal Visits


Apostolic Nunciature: Greece Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams (68)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Græciæ LinkLink Bishop Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. (76)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.) Link Cardinal Reinhard Marx (59)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.) Link Cardinal Péter Erdő (60)


as of 2013.05.25

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