Crete {Candia} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 28 August 1874
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Greece
Square Kilometers: 8,393 (3,241 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Katholiki Ekklisia, Patros Antoniou 2, 71202 Iraklion, Hellas
Telephone: (2810)34.61.91
Fax: (same)

Historical Details

Archdiocese of Candia
- Latin Name: Candiensis
- Erected: 1213
- Country: Greece

Past and Present Ordinaries

Luigi Canavo, O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Dec 1874 Appointed - 10 May 1889 Resigned)
Francesco Giuseppe Seminara, O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Jun 1910 Appointed - 15 Mar 1926 Resigned)
Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. † (1 Feb 1934 Appointed - 5 May 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Archdiocese of Candia
1213	Erected		Archdiocese of Candia (erected)
Diocese of Crete {Candia}
28 August 1874	Elevated	Archdiocese of Candia	Diocese of Crete {Candia}

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Crete {Candia}

1950 220 400,000 .1% 2 2 110 2 10 3 ap1951

1958 320 460,000 .1% 3 3 106 3 8 2 ap1960

1969 450 439,000 .1% 2 2 225 2 7 2 ap1971

1978 110 457,000 .0% 2 2 55 2 6 3 ap1981

1990 245 435,000 .1% 3 3 81 3 3 ap1991

1999 500 535,000 .1% 2 2 250 3 3 2 ap2000

2000 1,200 505,000 .2% 3 3 400 5 4 3 ap2001

2001 3,000 505,000 .6% 3 3 1,000 5 4 3 ap2002

2002 3,500 505,000 .7% 3 3 1,166 4 4 3 ap2003

2003 3,500 505,000 .7% 4 4 875 5 4 3 ap2004

2004 3,500 505,000 .7% 3 3 1,166 4 4 3 ap2005

2006 3,500 505,000 .7% 2 2 1,750 4 3 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Crete {Candia}
1950	220	400,000	.1%	2	2	110	2	10	3	ap1951
1958	320	460,000	.1%	3	3	106	3	8	2	ap1960
1969	450	439,000	.1%	2	2	225	2	7	2	ap1971
1978	110	457,000	.0%	2	2	55	2	6	3	ap1981
1990	245	435,000	.1%	3	3	81	3		3	ap1991
1999	500	535,000	.1%	2	2	250	3	3	2	ap2000
2000	1,200	505,000	.2%	3	3	400	5	4	3	ap2001
2001	3,000	505,000	.6%	3	3	1,000	5	4	3	ap2002
2002	3,500	505,000	.7%	3	3	1,166	4	4	3	ap2003
2003	3,500	505,000	.7%	4	4	875	5	4	3	ap2004
2004	3,500	505,000	.7%	3	3	1,166	4	4	3	ap2005
2006	3,500	505,000	.7%	2	2	1,750	4		3	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Luigi Canavo, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1874 to 10 May 1889)
Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1934 to 5 May 1935)
Francesco Giuseppe Seminara, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1910 to 15 Mar 1926)
Georges Xenopulos, S.J. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1952 to 1974)

Diocese of Crete {Candia}

Dioecesis Candiensis