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Archdiocese of Athēnai {Athens}

Archidioecesis Atheniensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Theodoros Kontidis, S.J., Archbishop
  • Nikólaos Foskolos, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Sevastianos Rossolatos, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 23 July 1875
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Greece
  • Square Kilometers: 46,775 (18,066 Square Miles)
  • Description: Counties of central Greece, Peloponnisos and some islands
  • Mailing Address: Odos Omirou 9, 106 72 Athenai, Hellas
  • Telephone: (210)362.43.11

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archdiocese of Athenai {Athens}
1205ErectedArchdiocese of Athenai {Athens} (erected)
1483LostArchdiocese of Athenai {Athens}
Archdiocese of Athēnai {Athens}
23 July 1875ErectedArchdiocese of Athēnai {Athens} (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Athēnai {Athens}
195030,0006,000,000.5%1218301,00060779ap1951
195846,0004,000,0001.1%1223351,31442708ap1960
19701723400266510ap1971
198026,5005,756,000.5%122234779456513ap1981
199032,0006,315,500.5%162844727526814ap1991
199941,0006,614,000.6%162844931497714ap2000
200030,0006,000,000.5%172441731447514ap2001
200130,0006,000,000.5%172340750447114ap2002
200230,0006,200,000.5%182543697427114ap2003
2003100,0006,200,0001.6%1826442,272417314ap2004
2004100,0006,200,0001.6%1823412,439396613ap2005
2006100,0006,130,0001.6%1924432,325386014ap2007
2012101,6006,285,0001.6%1922412,4782385014ap2013
2015100,0006,150,0001.6%1620362,7772345115ap2016
2018100,0006,145,4001.6%2320432,3253364414ap2019
202099,9506,137,7301.6%1817352,8555343814ap2021
202299,7506,127,0001.6%1917362,7705343813ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Athenai {Athens}
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 114, and Page 115
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 98

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