Vatican Posts Pope’s Schedule for Cyprus, Greece

Trip Planned for December 2-6, 2021

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The Pope greets from plane © misionerosdigitales.com

The Vatican on Saturday, November 13, release the schedule for the Holy Father’s December 2-6 apostolic trip to Cyprus and Greece.

“The Holy Father will visit the countries at the invitation of the local Civil and Ecclesiastical Authorities,”  said Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office, on November 5, 2021. This will be the second visit to Cyprus of a Pontiff. Francis will be following in the steps of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, who went on an Apostolic Journey to that Mediterranean Island in 2010.

Thursday, 2 December 2021

ROME – LARNACA – NICOSIA

11:00 Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport for Larnaca
15:00 Arrival at Larnaca International Airport
15:00 OFFICIAL WELCOME at Larnaca International Airport
16:00 MEETING WITH PRIESTS, CONSACRATED PERSONS, DEACONS, CATECHISTS, ECCLESIAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MOVEMENTS OF CYPRUS at the Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Nicosia
17:15 WELCOME CEREMONY at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia
17:30 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in the private office at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia
18:00 MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS in the “Ceremonial Hall” of the Presidential Palace in Nicosia

Friday, 3 December 2021

NICOSIA


8:30 COURTESY VISIT TO HIS BEATITUDE CHRYSOSTOMOS II, ORTHODOX ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS at the Orthodox Archbishopric of Cyprus in Nicosia
9:00 MEETING WITH THE HOLY SYNOD at the Orthodox Cathedral in Nicosia
10:00 HOLY MASS at the “GSP Stadium” in Nicosia
16:00 ECUMENICAL PRAYER WITH MIGRANTS at the Parish Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia

Saturday, 4 December 2021

NICOSIA – LARNACA – ATHENS

9:10 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Larnaca International Airport
9:30 Departure by airplane for Athens
11:10 Arrival at Athens International Airport
11:10 OFFICIAL WELCOME at Athens International Airport
12:00 WELCOME CEREMONY at the Presidential Palace in Athens
12:15 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC in the private office at the Presidential Palace in Athens
12:30 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER at the Presidential Palace in Athens
12:45 MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the Presidential Palace in Athens
16:00 COURTESY VISIT TO HIS BEATITUDE HIERONYMOS II, ARCHBISHOP OF ATHENS AND ALL GREECE at the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece in Athens
16:30 MEETING OF HIS BEATITUDE HIERONYMOS II AND HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS WITH THE RESPECTIVE ENTOURAGES in the “Throne Room” of the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece in Athens
17:15 MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS, CONSECRATED PERSONS, SEMINARIANS, CATECHISTS at the Cathedral of Saint Dionysius in Athens
18:45 PRIVATE MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS at the Apostolic Nunciature in Athens

Sunday, 5 December 2021

ATHENS – MYTILENE (LESVOS) – ATHENS

9:15 Departure by airplane for Mytilene
10:10 Arrival at Mytilene Airport
10:45 VISIT TO THE REFUGEES at “Reception and Identification Centre” in Mytilene
12:15 Departure by airplane for Athens
13:10 Arrival at Athens International Airport
16:45 HOLY MASS at “Megaron Concert Hall” in Athens
19:00 COURTESY VISIT OF HIS BEATITUDE HIERONYMOS II TO THE HOLY FATHER at the Apostolic Nunciature in Athens

Monday, 6 December 2021

ATHENS – ROME

8:15 VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENT at the Apostolic Nunciature in Athens
9:45 MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE atthe Saint Dionysius School of the Ursuline Sisters in Maroussi, Athens
11:15 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Athens International Airport
11:30 Departure by airplane for Rome
12:35 Arrival at Rome/Ciampino International Airport
Time zones
Rome +1h UTC
Larnaca +2h UTC
Athens +2h UTC
Lesvos +2h UTC