Diocese of Crete Dioecesis Candiensis Επισκοπή Κρήτης | |
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 Interior of Assumption Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Ecclesiastical province | Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos |
| Metropolitan | Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,393 km2 (3,241 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 512,000 5,000 (1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1213 (As Archdiocese of Candia) 28 August 1874 (As Diocese of Crete) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption, Chania |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Apostolic Administrator | Petros 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.