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ECCLESIASTICAL.
ACCORDING TO RELIGIOUS,) BELIEF THE POPULATION OF CYPRUS
IN 1911, COMPRISED:
Mahomedans
In Union ( Maronites.
Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Cvprus ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 214,480
-- • • * * l ... ... ... ... ... 56,128
1,073
... ... ... ... o I o with the < Roman Catholics
Holy See ( Armenian, CathoUcs
Greek Catholics
Armenians, Gregorian
Church of England
- Protestants
Presbyterians
Wesleyans...
Hebrews ...
9
1
549
397
126
25
12
193
274,10«
OT the Eastern Orthodox Church there are in all 657 Churches of which—
'_!.... 183 are in the Diocese of the Archbishop. 160 are in the Diocese of the Bishop of Kitium.
JIu 112 „ „ Bishop of Paphos. 202 „ „ ,, Kyrenia.
There are also 29 non-ccenobitical Monasteries dependent on the Archiepiscopal See.
28 „ „ „ on the See of the Metropolitan of Paphos.
14 „ „ „ „ „ Kitium.
13 „ „ „ „ „ Kyrenia.
There are also the following ccenobitical Monasteries :—
The Monastery of Kykko 1 Independent as regards their internal affairs, but under the Spiritual jurisdiction of
„ Machera ) the Archbishop.
Hagios Neophytos dependent on the Archiepiscopal See.
„ Chrysorroiatissa „ See of the Metropolitan of Paphos.
Trooditissa „ „ „ „
Hagios Panteleimon „ „ „ Kyrenia.
Sta-vrovounion „ „ „ Kitium ;
and also two Minor Monasteries in tlie District of Limassoi.
Of Mussulman relicrious institutions there are in the Island :— - * •'•'••'• '-
200 Mosques and Mesjids or small Mosques (without a minaret).
lo Tekychs or Convents or Chapels of Dervishes, and
y Medressehs or seminaries.
Distributed as under :
Nicosia-Town aud District ... ... 69 Mosques and Mesjids, 6 Tekyehs, 6 Medressehs.
Larnaca District
Limassoi District
Famagusta District ... ...
Paphos District
Kyrenia District
The Maronites are under the authority of an Archbishop residing in Syria *, the Roman Catholics and Armenian
Catholics under the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
The Sisters of the French Order of St. Joseph of the Apparition have a Convent, School, and dispensary at Laruaca,
and Convents and Schools at Nicosia and at Limassoi.
The Monks of die Franciscan Order have a Monastery, two Churches and'a School at Larnaca, and Monasteries with
Schools attached ac Nicosia and Limassoi. They depend on the " Custodia " of Terra Santa.
The Maronites Have eight Churches and four Monasteries in the Island.
The Armenians have a Church Som-p Asdvadzadzin at Nicosia, and a Monastery Sourp Magar and Chapel in the
Kyrenia District.
There arc two Church of England Churches, those of St. Paul at Nicosia and St. Helen at Larnaca. There is also a
dedicated Cliurch Room at Famagusta.
CALENDAR.
The undermentioned Calendar Years commence at the dates specified in the Gregorian Year 1912 :—
1. Ottoman Ecclesiastical the Hejira, 1331 begins 10th December, 1912.
2. Ottoman Financial, 1328 begins U t h March, 1912.
3. Julian or''Old Style," 1912 begins 14th January, 1912.
4. Armenian Ecclesiastical, 1362 begins 24th August, 1912.
5. Armenian National, 4405 begins ISth August, 1912.
6. Israelite, 5673 begins 12th September, 1912.
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