Assumption Cathedral, Chania

Assumption Cathedral
Assumption Cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Catholic Cathedral of Chania
Καθεδρικός Ναός της Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου
	Location of the cathedral in Crete
	Assumption Cathedral
	35°30′55″N 24°01′01″E / 35.5153°N 24.0169°E
Location	Chania
Country	Greece
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Religious order	Capuchin Franciscans
Churchmanship	Latin rite
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Basilica
Completed	1879
Administration
Archdiocese	Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
Diocese	Crete (RC)
Clergy
Bishop	sede vacante

LocationChania

CountryGreece

DenominationRoman Catholic Church

Religious orderCapuchin Franciscans

The Assumption Cathedral, also called the Catholic Cathedral of Chania and officially the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός της Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου), is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Chania, on the island of Crete in Greece.^[1]^[2]

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v t e Catholic Church in Greece
Holy Synod of Catholic Bishops of Greece
Active dioceses	Archdiocese of Naxos, Tinos, Andros and Mykonos (Diocese of Chios Diocese of Crete Santorini Syros and Milos) Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cephalonia Archdiocese of Athens Archdiocese of Rhodes Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki
Historical	Archbishopric of Corinth Argos Archbishopric of Larissa Archbishopric of Neopatras Archbishopric of Traianopolis Archbishopric of Patras Coron (Koroni) Modon (Methoni) Archbishopric of Thebes Bishopric of Salona Bishopric of Christopolis Bishopric of Berrhœa Bishopric of Chalcis Bishopric of Hierissus/Geriso Bishopric of Carpathus Bishopric of Kastoria Bishopric of Olena Diocese of Cea Diocese of Tinos and Mykonos Diocese of Milos Diocese of Lacedaemon Diocese of Cidonia Diocese of Massimianopolis Diocese of Chiron/Chersonesus Diocese of Hierapetra and Sitia Diocese of Marmaritzana Diocese of Cardica Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos Diocese of Aulon Diocese of Amyclae Diocese of Andros Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands
Major churches	Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite (Athens) Saint George's Cathedral (Syros) Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher (Corfu) Assumption Cathedral (Chania) St. John the Baptist Cathedral (Santorini) St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral (Rhodes) Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Thessaloniki) St. Andrew Cathedral (Patras) Catholic Church of Metamorphosis, Nafplio St. Paul Church (Piraeus) Church of Assumption of Theotokos (Mytilene) St. Paul Church (Kavala) Sacred Heart of Jesus (Larissa) St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church (Zakynthos) Church of Presentation of the Lord (Naxos) Catholic Church of Theotokos (Samos) St. Nicolaus Church (Chios) St. Nicolaus Church (Argostoli) St. Nicolaus Church (Tinos) St. Antonios Church (Rethymno) St. Joseph (Alexandroupoli) Three Bells of Fira
Greek/Byzantine (Eastern Rite)	Greek Byzantine Catholic Church Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Greece Holy Trinity Cathedral, Athens
Armenian (Oriental) Rite	Armenian Catholic Church Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Greece St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Athens
See also	Greece–Holy See relations Apostolic Nunciature to Greece Popes from Greece Pentarchy
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Assumption Cathedral, Chania

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