St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Athens

The St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral [1] (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός του Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Φωτιστού ) also called Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator is the name that receives a religious building affiliated to the Catholic Church that follows the Armenian rite and is located in 2 Rene Pio, Neos Kosmos[2] in the city of Athens the capital of the European country of Greece. Not to be confused with the Catholic cathedral of Latin rite a Basilica dedicated to St. Dionysius Areopagite, and nor with the Catholic cathedral of Greek rite dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
Καθεδρικός Ναός του Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Φωτιστού
LocationAthens
Country Greece
DenominationArmenian Catholic Church

It functions as the seat of the Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Greece a jurisdiction created for Catholics of the Armenian Eastern rite that was established in 1925 under the pontificate of Pope Pius XI and directly under the administration of the Holy See.

Currently the ordinariate is vacant so it does not have a bishop responsible. Father Hovsep Bezazian is his apostolic administrator.[3]

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Greece
  • St. Gregory the Illuminator

References
  1. Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Athens
  2. "Churches in Athens, Greece". www.athensguide.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  3. Cheney, David M. "Greece (Ordinariate) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.


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