Hagios Titos church, Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Heraklion, Greece

Hagios Titos is an Orthodox church located in central Heraklion with a square floor plan and a central dome that rises above the roof. The exterior walls feature vertical stone elements and a carved apse, while the interior contains traditional spaces for worship and religious services.

The first metropolitan church on this site was built after 961, when the episcopal seat moved from Gortyn to Chandax. Rebuilt as a three-aisled basilica in 1446, it burned in 1544 and was reconstructed in 1557. After 1669 it became the Vizier Mosque; that building collapsed in the 1856 earthquake. The present church, designed by Athanasios Moussis, was begun in 1869 as the Yeni Cami and handed over to Orthodox worship on 3 May 1925.

The church keeps the head of Saint Titus, the apostle who became Crete's first bishop; Venetian forces took it to Venice after 1669, and the city returned it on 15 May 1966. The icon of the Virgin Mesopanditissa also left for Venice in 1669. The building served as the Yeni Cami mosque until Orthodox worship resumed on 3 May 1925.

The church is located in the heart of the city and is easy to reach on foot with straightforward access for visitors. Respectful dress is expected, particularly if you want to enter during services, so it is best to cover your shoulders and knees.

The minaret of the Yeni Cami was demolished after 1925, so nothing on the skyline marks the building's mosque phase. The head of Saint Titus, kept here until the relics were taken to Venice in 1669, was returned from Venice on 15 May 1966. The present church was built from 1869 to plans by Athanasios Moussis, who also designed Saint Menas.