Diocese of Syros e Milos Dioecesis Syrensis et Milensis Ἐπισκοπή Σύρου καί Μίλου | |
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Location | |
Country | Greece |
Ecclesiastical province | Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos |
Metropolitan | Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos |
Statistics | |
Area | 633 km2 (244 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 31,302 6,831 (21.8%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13th Century |
Cathedral | Saint George's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Ano Syros |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Petros Stefanou |
The Diocese of Syros and Milos (Latin : Dioecesis Syrensis et Milensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Syros and Milos in the ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece.
The diocese was established in 1400 as Diocese of Syros–Milos.
Caritas Syros, founded in 1986 is the official arm for pastoral care, charity and social support of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros. It is a member of the national Caritas Hellas. [1]
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