Catholic Church in Cyprus
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The Catholic Church in Cyprus is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Description
There are around 10,000 Catholic faithful in Cyprus, corresponding to just over 1% of the total population. Most Catholic worshippers are either
The Latin Patriarchal Vicariate for Cyprus has four parishes:
- The Holy Cross church in Nicosia, with a dependent mission at the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus.
- The St. Mary of Graces Church in Larnaca.[2]
- The St. Catherine Catholic Church in Limassol.[3]
- The St. Paul Catholic Church in Paphos.[4]
The Sisters of St. Bruno and Bethlehem have a small convent at Mesa Chorio served by the parish priest of Paphos.[5] A recently constructed hospice provides palliative care, regardless of nationality or religious persuasion.[6]
There is also a Catholic presence through chapels and chaplains serving British military personnel, staff and dependents in the Sovereign Base Areas of the island that were established in 1960.
Sacred sites in Cyprus
Many of the religious sites in Cyprus can be traced to early Byzantine foundations,
See also
References
- ^ "ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΠΡΟΞΕΝΕΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΓΙΑ ΠΕΤΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ - Γενικές Πληροφορίες". www.mfa.gov.cy. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "St Mary of Graces Catholic Church, Larnaca, Cyprus". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "St Catherine Catholic Church, Limassol". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "St. Paul's Catholic Parish Paphos". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "The Latin Catholic Parish of Paphos (the Church by St. Paul's Pillar)". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Archangel Michael Hospice". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "The Latin Catholic Church of Pahpos". Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Bellapais Abbey". Retrieved 9 April 2018.