Cyprus Churches & Chapels

The principle religion in Cyprus is Orthodoxy and the biggest part of Cyprus population (around 78% of the total population) belong to the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus.

The Turkish – Cypriots (18%) are Muslim. There are also other minorities such as the Maronites and the Armenian Apostolics, Jewish and Roman Catholics which make up about 4%.

The Greek – Orthodox Church unlike the Western Church emphasizes on the resurrection of Jesus rather than his birth and therefore Easter is a much bigger celebration. Even if it recognized the seniority and prestige of the ecumenical patriarch in Constantinople, remains autonomous.

In the Orthodox Church, the most important activity is the liturgy. It recognized seven sacraments: baptism in infancy, followed by confirmation with consecrated oil, penance, the Eucharist, matrimony, ordination, and unction in times of sickness or when near death.

In Cyprus, there are many Churches in each town and village, each one devoted to a different Saint, or to the Virgin Mary. Most people attend Church during festivities such as Christmas, Easter, weddings, christenings, funerals or on Sundays. Apart from the many Churches there are also many monasteries which can be dated thousands of years ago.

Below you can see the full list of churches in Cyprus. If you would like to see our full list of monasteries visit: Cyprus monasteries

Cyprus churches map

Cyprus churches by location (district)

Agiou Theodosiou Church - Archimandrita Village

The church of Agiou Theodosiou is located in the village of Archimandrita in the Paphos district. Moreover, the church was built during t...

Agiou Therapon Church - Agios Therapontas Village

The church of Agios Therapon is located in the centre of the village of Agios Therapontas in the Limassol district. The construction...

Agiou Timotheou and Agia Mavras Chapel - Deryneia

 The Agiou Timotheou and Agia Mavras Chapel is located in the Kato Deryneia part of the Deryneia Village in the Ammochostos district. ...

Agiou Xenophontos (Xorinou) Church - Mazotos

The Agiou Xenophontos Church is located in the village of Mazotos in the Larnaca district. It is situated about half a kilometre, northea...

Apostle Paul and Saint Helen the Martyr Chapel - Paphos

The Apostle Paul and Saint Helen the Martyr Chapel is a modern chapel located in the town of Paphos. It is a very small chapel of 56.0 sq...

Apostles Peter and Paul Church - Asgata Village

The church of the Apostles Peter and Paul is located in Asgata in the Limassol district. The chuch is built in the centre of the communit...

Apostles Varnava and Ilariona Church - Peristerona Village

The church of the Apostles Varnava and Ilariona is located in the Peristerona Village in the Nicosia district. Along with the church of A...

Apostolos Andreas Church, Pissouri

The Apostolou Andrea Church is situated in the village of Pissouri in the Limassol district. More specifically it is located in the centre o...

Apostolos Markos Chapel, Paralimni

The Apostolos Markos Chapel is situated in the community of Paralimni in the Famagusta district. It was built in honour of Markos, a small c...

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