Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Athens

Archdiocese of Athens

Archidioecesis Atheniensis

Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή Καθολικών Αθηνών
Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite, Athens
Location
CountryGreece
MetropolitanImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area46,775 km2 (18,060 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
100,000 (Steady1.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 July 1875
CathedralΚαθεδρικός Ναός Αγ. Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου των Καθολικών
(Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopTheodoros Kontidis, S.J.[1]
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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.

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine".