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 |
