Diocese of Crete
| Diocese of Crete | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Greece |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Naxos-Tinos |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Petros Stefanou |
| Apostolic Administrator Emeritus | Franghískos Papamanólis OFMCap |
| Vicar General | Petros Roussos OFMCap |
| founding | 13th Century |
| surface | 8,393 km² |
| Parishes | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 505,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 3,500 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,750 |
| Friars | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Greek |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption |
| address | Patros Antoniou 2 71202 Heraklion Hellas |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crete ( Latin Dioecesis Candiensis ) is in Greece situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Heraklion .
It was established in 1213 as the Archdiocese of Candia , dissolved in 1669 and the territory attached to the Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople , from which it was downgraded on August 28, 1874, but was re-established as the Diocese of Crete and became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naxos-Tinos .
By the Capuchins looked after and always without diocesan priests , the Bishop of Syros Milos and Santorini also apostolic administrator for the diocese. The last bishop of Crete, Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, changed the diocese on May 5, 1935.
The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. The patron saint of the diocese is Francis of Assisi . There are churches in Chania , Heraklion and Salaminos ( Rethymno ).