Diocese of Athens

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The Diocese of Athens is the principal ecclesiastical district of the Church of Greece, centered in the capital city and led by its archbishop as the country's senior Orthodox prelate.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Archdiocese of Athens 3
Diocese of Athens canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox diocese
diocese of the Church of Greece
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
associatedWith Greek state ceremonies
national religious celebrations in Greece
capitalCityOfTerritory Athens
cathedralCity Athens
churchTradition Greek Orthodox
country Greece
countryCapital Athens
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
ecclesiasticalProvince autocephalous Church of Greece
surface form: Church of Greece
follows canons of the Eastern Orthodox Church
governedBy Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
governingBody Holy Synod of the Church of Greece
hasCathedral Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation
hasFunction administration of Orthodox Church affairs in Athens
organization of liturgical life in Athens
pastoral care of Orthodox faithful in Athens
hasJurisdictionOver Orthodox clergy in Athens
Orthodox parishes in Athens
hasResponsibilityFor major Orthodox feasts in Athens
isPrincipalSeeOf autocephalous Church of Greece
surface form: Church of Greece
isSeeOf senior Orthodox prelate of Greece
isSeniorSeeIn autocephalous Church of Greece
surface form: Church of Greece
jurisdictionType archdiocese-level diocese
leaderTitle Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
liturgicalLanguage Greek
locatedIn Athens
Attica
Greece
nationalSignificance highest-ranking Orthodox diocese in Greece
ordinary Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
partOf autocephalous Church of Greece
surface form: Church of Greece
primaryLanguage Greek
rankOfBishop archbishop
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
rite Byzantine Rite
seat Athens
seeCity Athens
status principal ecclesiastical district of the Church of Greece
tradition Byzantine ecclesiastical heritage
Eastern Orthodox canon law
usesCalendar Revised Julian calendar
surface form: Revised Julian calendar (for liturgical purposes in Greece)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece see Diocese of Athens
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Athens
Ieronymos II of Athens jurisdiction Diocese of Athens
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Athens
Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens hasDiocese Diocese of Athens
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Athens