Greeks in Cuba

The Greek community in Cuba numbers between 30 and 50 people. [ [http://www.ggae.gr/gabroad/organosi.en.asp Diaspora General Facts] ] They are located mostly in Havana, where there is a Greek embassy. In 2004, Cuba built its first church in 43 years, the St. Nikolaos Greek Orthodox Church in Old Havana. It serves Havana's estimated 8,000 Orthodox Christians, 50 of whom are Greek. [ [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=1161&t=Cuba%3A+First+church+to+open+in+43+years Cuba: First church to open in 43 years] ] Cuba's first Greek Orthodox church, Saints Constantine and Helen, was built in 1950 but was never used for church services. As of 2004, it remained the home of a children's theater company, despite diplomatic efforts by Giorgos Kostoulas, Greece's ambassador to Cuba, to return the church to its original purpose. [ [http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=293 Behind-the-scenes of an Orthodox church in Havana] ]

ee also

* Greek people
* Greek diaspora

References

External links

* [http://old.mfa.gr/english/foreign_policy/america_latin/ Relations Between Greece and Latin American and the Caribbean Countries]