The 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
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 Apostolic Exarchate of Greece, with cathedral see in Athens
Defunct dioceses
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
- 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
- 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
- Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople
- Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia
Sources and external links
- GCatholic.org.
- Catholic-Hierarchy entry.