Roman Catholic Diocese of Crete

Diocese of Crete

Dioecesis Candiensis

Επισκοπή Κρήτης
Interior of Assumption Cathedral
Location
CountryGreece
Ecclesiastical provinceNaxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
MetropolitanNaxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Statistics
Area8,393 km2 (3,241 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
512,000
5,000 (1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1213
(As Archdiocese of Candia)
28 August 1874
(As Diocese of Crete)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Chania
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Apostolic AdministratorPetros Stefanou

The Diocese of Crete (Latin: Dioecesis Candiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located on the island of Crete in the ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.