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RETURN OF CHURCHES, CHAPELS, GRANTS, &c.
Denomination
Autocephalous
Chnrch of
Cyprus
orreek-Orthodox
Moslem
Maronites
Latin Catholics
Armenian
Gregorian
Church of England
Presbyteriaus,
Other Procestants
Jews
Estimated total
number ot
followers.
>
245,000
61,400 *
1,400
1,000
1,200
450
.
100
250
200
Numlx-r of
''l.i-.rches
or ClinpclK.
659 Churches
11 Ccenobitical
Monasteries
84 non-Ccenobitical
Monasteries
202 Mosques
15 Tekyes or
• Convents of
Dervishes
8 Seminaries
8 Churches
4 Monasteries
3 Churches
2 Convents
3 Monasteries
2 Churches
1 Monastery
3 Churches
2 Church Rooms
1 Church
1 Church Room
1 Synagogue
1 Room
Uross .-.mount.
of Assistance
to denomination
or mission from
Public Funds, if any.
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Remarks.
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This is the Church of the Island, the
second in Antiquity of Chnttiu
Churches.
The only other significant Religion
Community.
Under the Archbishop of Syria.
Under the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Under the Armenian Patriarch of Con–
stantinople.
Under the Bishop-in-Jerusalem. At
the District Towns, for the Official
Community, etc.
The Reformed Presbyterians at Lamaca
and Nicosia.
N o places of worship, attend eithw
Church of England or Presbyterian.
A settlement at Margo and a few
at Chomlekji and Koutea.
N O T E . — This Island is not adapted for Missionary Work as usually understood and in that sense there is practically
none, uor does any Denomination receive State Aid.
C A L E N D A R .
The undermentioned Calendar Years commence at the dates specified in the Gregorian Year 1924 :—
1. Ottoman Ecclesiastical, the Hejira, 1343 begins 3rd August, 1924.
2. Ottoman Financial, 1340 begins lst March, 1924. *
3. Julian or "Old Style," 1924 begins Uth January, 1924.
4. Armenian Ecclesiastical, 1374 begius 24th August, 1924.
5. Armenian National, 4417 begins 20th August, 1924.
• NOTE.— As shown in the new Turkish Calendars the Angora Government has adopted the Western New Years Day.