Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Athens
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The Archdiocese of Athens (Latin: Archidioecesis Atheniensis or Athenarum) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Greece. Its cathedra is found within the neoclassic Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite, in the episcopal see of Athens.
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Archdiocese of Athens Archidioecesis Atheniensis Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή Καθολικών Αθηνών | |
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Location | |
Country | Greece |
Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 46,775 km2 (18,060 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2015) 100,000 (1.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 23 July 1875 |
Cathedral | Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγ. Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου των Καθολικών (Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Theodoros Kontidis, S.J.[1] |
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