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ECCLESIASTICAL.
ACCORDING TO RELIGIOUS BELIEF THE POPULATION OF CYPRUS
IN 1911 COMPRISED:
Autocephalous Church of Cyprus (Orthodox)
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Of the Autocephalus Church of Cyprus 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.
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There are also 29 non-coenobitical Monasteries dependent on the Archiepiscopal See.
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There are also the following ccenobitical Monasteries:—
The Monastery of Kykkos ) Independent as regards their internal affairs, but under the spiritual jurisdiction of
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and also two minor monasteries in the District of Limassol.
Of Mussulman religious institutions there are in the Island :—
200 Mosques, and Mesjid3 or small Mosques (without a minaret).
15 Tekyes or Convents or Chapels of Dervishes, and
8 Medreses or Seminaries,
distributed as under:
Nicosia T o w n and District
Larnaca District
Limassol District
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The Marouites 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 Larnaca,
and Convents and Schools at Nicosia and at Limassol.
Tb£ Friars of the Franciscan Order have a Convent two Churches and a School at Larnaca, and Convent with Schools
attached at Nicosia and Limassol. They depend on the " Custodia " of Terra Santa.
The Maronites have eight Churches and four Monasteries in the Island.
The Armenians have a Church, Surp Asdvadzadzin, at Nicosia, and a Monastery, Surp Magar, and Chapel .in the
Kyrenia District.
There are three Anglican Churches, those of St. Paul at Nicosia, St. Helen at Larnaca, and one at Limassol. There
are dedicated Church Rooms at Famagusta, Kyrenia, and Troodos.
CALENDAR.
The undermentioned Calendar Years commenre at the dates specified in the Gregorian Year 1915 :—
1. Ottoman Ecclesiastical the Hejira, 1334 begins 9tli November, 1915.
2. Ottoman Financial, 1331 begins 14th March, 1915.
3. Julian or "Old Style," 1915 begins 14th January, 1915.
4. Armenian Ecclesiastical, 1365 begins 24th August, 1915.
5. Armenian National, 4408 begins 18fch August, 1915.