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Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

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is composed of * a Latin hierarchy, comprising two ecclesiastical provinces (including four suffragan dioceses and an apostolic vicariate) and two dioceses immediately subject to the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

) * two

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rite-specific

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''sui iuris'' jurisdictions.

Current Latin Catholic hierarchy

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Roman Rite The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...

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Directly subject to the Holy See

* Archdiocese of Athens * Archdiocese of Rhodes *

Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki The Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Thessalonicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in northern continental Greece. It is exempt to the Holy See and is ...

Ecclesiastical Province of Corfu, Zakynthos and Cefalonia

* Archdiocese of Corfu, Zante and Cefalonia (nominal Metropolitan, no suffragan)

Ecclesiastical Province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos ** Diocese of Chios ** Diocese of Crete ** Diocese of Santorini ** Diocese of Syros (and united titular see Milos)

Current Eastern Catholic jurisdictions

All exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, and part of Rite-specific

es ''sui iuris'' ;''Greek Catholic Church (

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. Th ...

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Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Greece The Apostolic Exarchate of Greece is a Greek Byzantine Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic exarchate of the Catholic Church in Greece. As there are no metropolitan sees in the Greek Byzantine Church, it is exempt directly t ...

, with cathedral see in Athens'' ;''Armenian Catholic Church (

Armenian Rite The Armenian Rite () is an independent liturgy used by both the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches. Liturgy The liturgy is patterned after the directives of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, first official head and patron saint ...

in Armenian language)'' * ''

Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Greece The Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Greece or Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Greece (informally Greece of the Armenians ) is an Armenian Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or ordinariate for the faithful of eastern rite of th ...

Defunct dioceses

Titular Archbishoprics

;''Metropolitan Titular Archbishoprics'' * Corinth(us), Patrae (Veteres) (Patras),

Traianopolis in Rhodope Traianoupoli ( el, Τραϊανούπολη) or Traianopolis or Trajanopolis was a medieval settlement in the 14th century in the Evros regional unit of East Macedonia and Thrace region, northeastern Greece, nowadays named Loutra Traianopouleos. ...

* TO BE WIKIFIED/CHECKED : Gortyna, Larissa in Thessalia, Mitylene, Nicopolis in Epiro, Novæ Patræ, Philippi, Thebæ (Thebes), Thessalonica ;''Non-metropolitan Titular Archbishoprics'' * TO BE WIKIFIED/CHECKED : Ægina, Ænus, Carpathus, Cassiope, Cypsela, Lemnus, Leucas, Macra, Maronea,

Massimianopolis in Rhodope Mosynopolis ( el, Μοσυνόπολις), of which only ruins now remain in Greek Thrace, was a city in the Roman province of Rhodope, which was known until the 9th century as Maximianopolis (Μαξιμιανούπολις) or, to distinguish it ...

, Methymna, Naupactus, Rhusium, Serræ

Titular bishoprics

* TO BE WIKIFIED/CHECKED : Abdera, Achelous, Aëtus, Amphipolis, Amyclae, Anastasiopolis, Anastasiopolis, Arcadia, Ardamerium, Argos, Astypalæa, Aulon, Bargala, Berrhœa, Bolina, Bonitza, Cæsaropolis, Calydon, Campania, Canea, Cantanus, Cardicium, Carystus, Cassandria, Castoria, Cea, Cernitza,

Cesarea in Thessalia Caesarea () ( he, קֵיסָרְיָה, ), ''Keysariya'' or ''Qesarya'', often simplified to Keisarya, and Qaysaria, is an affluent town in north-central Israel, which inherits its name and much of its territory from the ancient city of Caesare ...

, Chalcis in Græcia, Chersonesus in Creta, Christianopolis, Christopolis,

Chrysopolis in Macedonia Chrysopolis ( el, Χρυσόπολις or Χρυσοῦπολις, link=no, meaning "golden city"), can refer to: * Üsküdar, an Asian suburb of Istanbul, Turkey * ''Chrysopolis'' (sidewheeler) a side-wheel steamboat that ran between Sacramento a ...

, Ciparissia, Cisamus, Citrus, Cnossus, Corone, Coronea, Cos, Cydonia, Daulia, Demetrias, Diocletiana, Dium, Doberus, Dodona, Dragobitia, Echinus,

Edessa in Macedonia Edessa (; grc, Ἔδεσσα, Édessa) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, founded during the Hellenistic period by King Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Seleucid Empire. It later became capital of the Kingdom of Osroen ...

, Elatea, Eleutherna,

Eleutheropolis in Macedonia Eleutheropolis (Greek, Ἐλευθερόπολις, "Free City"; ar, إليوثيروبوليس; in Hebrew, בית גוברין, Beit Gubrin) was a Roman and Byzantine city in Syria Palaestina, some 53 km southwest of Jerusalem. After the Mu ...

Elis Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it was ...

, Epidaurum, Eressus,

Eurœa in Epiro Euroea or Euroia ( grc, Εὔροια; also transcribed as Eurœa) was a city in Epirus, in western Greece, during late antiquity. It was abandoned in the early 7th century due to Slavic invasions. During the 4th–8th centuries, it was a bishopric ...

, Ezerus, Gomphi, Helos, Heraclea Pelagoniæ, Hierapytna, Hierissus, Ioannina, Ios, Kefalonia, Lacedæmonia, Lamia, Lappa, Lerus, Lete, Lidoricium, Maina, Marmarizana, Megalopolis in Peloponneso, Megara, Messene, Methone, Milos (''united with current diocese of Syros''), Monembasia, Mosynopolis, Mundinitza, Nauplia, Nisyrus, Olena, Opus, Oreus, Paros, Peritheorium, Pharsalus, Photice, Platæa (Plataia), Platamon, Polystylus, Porthmus, Rheon, Rhithymna (former diocese of Retimo(–Ario)), Salona, Samos, Scarphea, Sciathus, Scopelus in Thessalia, Scyrus, Serbia, Setea, Sicyon, Stagoi, Stobi, Strongyle, Strumnitza, Subrita, Tanagra, Tegea, Thasus, Thaumacus, Thebæ Phthiotides, Thespiæ, Tricca, Trœzene, Velicia, Xanthe, Zapara, Zaratovium

Other defunct jurisdictions

;Latin : *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Andros The Roman Catholic Diocese of Andros was a Latin catholic bishopric in insular Greece. In 1919, it was absorbed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos.Roman Catholic Diocese of Hierapetra *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia The Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia (also Hierapytna or Gerapitna) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Hierapetra in the southeast of the Greek island of Crete when it was under Venetian rule. It was suppressed sometime in the 160 ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Malvasia Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Negroponte Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands The Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands was a Latin Catholic apostolic prefecture (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, not entitled to a titular bishop) in the Greek Aegean islands. History It was established on 14 August 189 ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Sitia * Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos /

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos-Mykonos The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos (and Mykonos) was a Latin suffragan diocese on some of the Aegean islands of Greece.Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published sources, Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published sources, History The Roman Catholic di ...

;''Eastern Catholic (

)'' : * ''

Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople The Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople (informally Constantinople of the Bulgarians) was the first missionary, pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Eastern Catholic of Byzantine ...

'' * ''

Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia The Macedonian Apostolic Vicariate of the Bulgarians ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Macedoniaensis Bulgarorum or ''Vicariatus Apostolicus pro Bulgaris Catholicis Macedoniae''), informally ''Macedonia of the Bulgarians'', was one of the missionary, ...

Sources and external links

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