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Meeting of the Archbishop with the President of the Hellenic Statistical Authoritytranslated

July 2, 2026 · 1 min read

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Mr. Ieronymos, had a meeting with the President of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Mr. Athanasios Katsi, today at noon. His Beatitude welcomed Mr. Katsis and his entourage to the Archbishop's Palace, where they had the opportunity to discuss at length various matters of common interest.

On the occasion of the meeting, the pivotal role of ELSTAT, which carries out its work following the highest international standards, was underlined. The Authority's aim remains to always operate with absolute independence, to produce valid statistics useful for public policy and the economy, to constantly gain the trust of users for the reliability of its data and to unreservedly protect the confidentiality of the confidential information provided to it by citizens, households and businesses.

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Olivia Lewis

I appreciate hearing how ELSTAT safeguards confidential data—my husband filled out a census form last week and I was glad to know they take that trust seriously.

Sophia Scott

That's good to hear about your husband’s census form. I remember when we did ours a couple years back — it felt a bit intrusive until I read how strictly they protect the info. Does anyone know if the Archbishop’s meeting touched on using stats for things like church social programs?

Emily Clark

The privacy rules do help, don't they? I filled out the last census for our household and felt the same way until I saw how they lock down the data. The article doesn't say they talked about church programs, but it would make sense if they did — stats on local families could help parishes figure out where the soup kitchens or youth groups are really needed.

Photini Miller

That’s reassuring about the census—my sister mentioned the same thing when she submitted hers last month. It’s good they emphasise that confidentiality so clearly in the article.

Rachel Miller

That's interesting you brought up the census form — mine always makes me double-check the privacy bit too before I send it off. The article doesn't mention church programs at all, but I wonder if they chatted about youth group numbers or something practical like that. Did your household one highlight any local trends last time?

Basil Young

Yeah, the privacy section on those forms always gets a second look from me too — my wife makes sure we read it every time. The article stayed pretty general, but I doubt they got into youth group stats; sounded more like big-picture trust and data stuff. Our last household survey did flag some local aging trends around here, though — you notice anything like that in yours?

Nicholas Parker

Yeah, that privacy paragraph always makes me pause too — my wife does the same, double-checking before we sign anything. Our last survey here in Sydney picked up similar aging trends in the parish families, especially among the older Greek and Russian households. Did yours show any drop in the younger families turning up for things like choir or Sunday school?

Irene Anderson

I agree the privacy rules are important — my daughter works with elderly patients and always says the same about health data. The census stats on family sizes could definitely help parishes decide where to put more effort into youth groups, though I wonder if they touched on that at all in the meeting.

The article stays pretty general and doesn’t mention any specific topics like social programs or youth numbers, but I can see why you’d wonder about that. Our parish used local demographic stats last year to decide how many spots we needed in the after-school homework club, and it was surprisingly helpful. Did the census form your family filled out give you any sense of how the data gets shared with community groups?