Suffragan diocese Candia, Creta, La Canea, Greece
Diocese of Candia, Creta, La Canea
Candien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Crete (historically Candia, with Chania/La Canea) is a Latin rite see covering the island of Crete in Greece. The see has long been without a resident bishop and is governed by apostolic administrators; Bishop Petros Stefanou of Syros administered it from 2014 until 2025. Since 11 April 2025 Archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos has been apostolic administrator.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1213
- Catholics
- 5,000
- Territory
- 8,393 km²
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Ενορία Αγίου Αντωνίου της Παδούης στο ΡέθυμνοΡεθυμνοView parish
- Ενορία Αγίου Ιωάννου του Βαπτιστού στο ΗράκλειοΗρακλειοView parish
- Ενορία Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου στα ΧανιάΧανιαView parish
- Ποιμαντικό Κέντρο του Αγίου Παύλου στην ΙεράπετραΙεράπετραView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Chania stands in Candia, Creta, La Canea, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Crete, the Greek island, holds a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church: the Diocese of Crete (Latin: Dioecesis Candiensis), which sits within the ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos.