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ECCLESIASTICAL.
A C C O R D I N G T O R E L I G I O U S . BELIEF T H E P O P U L A T I O N O F C Y P R U S
IN* 1911, C O M P R I S E D :
Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Cyprus
MaLiornedans
In Union ("Maronites...
-rich the I Roman Cacholics
Holy .See I Armenian. Catholics ..
Greek Catholics
Armenians, Gregorian..
Chnrch of England
Protestants
Presbyterians
TVesievans...
Hebrews ...
Of che Eastern Orthodox Chnrch there are in all 607 Churches of which—
195 are in che Discricc of Nicosia.
93 are in che Discricc of Famagusta.
69 „
„ Larnaca.
91 „
„ Papho.
122 ,, ,, Limassoi.
37 „
„ Kyrenia.
There are also 29 non-cccnobicical Monasceries dependent on che Archiepiscopal See.
23
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Kyrenia.
21-4.480
36,428
1,073
315
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549
397
126
25
12
193
274,108
There are also the following coenobicical Monasceries :—
The Monaster? of Kvkko )
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Hagios Taphos a branch of che Monastery of che Holy Sepulchre.
Mounc Sinai a branch or* che Monascery on Mount Sinai.
Hagios Neophycos dependent on the Archiepiscopal See.
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See of the Metropolitan of Papho.
Troikiicissa
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Kyrenia;
and also cwo Minor Monasteries in the Districc of Limassoi.
Of Mussulman religious institutions there are in the Island :— -
200 Mosques and Mesjids or small Mosques (wichouc a minarec).
io Tekyehs or Conrencs or Chapels of Dervishes, and
3 Medressehs or seminaries.
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Discributed as under :
Nicosia Town and Discrict
Larnaca Discricc
Limassoi District
Famagusta Districc ...
Papho District
Kvrenia Discrict
69 Mosques and Mesjids, 6 Tekyehs, 6 Medressehs.
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the Roman Catholics and Armenian
The Maronices are under the authority of an Archbishop residing in Syria
Catholics under che Latiu Pacriarch of Jerusalem.
The Sisters of tha Freuch Order of Sc. Joseph of che Apparition ha~e a Con-rent, School, and dispensary il Larnaca,
and Convenes and Schools ac Nicosia aud at Limassoi.
The Monks of che Franciscan Order ha.--: a Monastery, cwo Churches and a School a: Larnaca, and Monasceries wich
Schools attached ac Nicosia and Limassoi. They depend on che " Custodia " of Terra Santa.
The Maronites have eight Churches and four Monasteries in the Isla**.d.
The Armenians have a Church Sourp Asdradzadzin ac Nicosia, and a Monastery Sourp Magar and Chapel in the
Kyrenia Districc.
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There are two Church of England Churches, those of Sc. Paul ac Nicosia and Sc. Helen ac Larnaca. There is also a
dedicated Church Room ac Famagusta.
CALENDAR.
The undermentioned Calendar Years commence ac the daces specified in che Gregorian Tear 1911 :—
1. Occoman Ecclesiastical che Hejira. IS-***** begins lst January, 1911.
2. OcComan Financial, 1327 begins 14th March. 1911.
3. Julian or "Old Style." 1911 begins 1-ith January, 1911.
4. Armenian Ecclesiascical, 1361 begins 24ch Augusc, 1911.
5. Armenian Nacional, 4404 begins 19ch Augusc. 1911.
6. Israelite. 5672 ii*»gins 23rd September. 1911.