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| leader_name1 =[[Giovanni Peragine]]
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| area = Southern [[Albania]]
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The '''Albanian Greek Catholic Church''',{{efn|{{langx|sq|Kisha Katolike Bizantine Shqiptare}}}} or the '''Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church''', is an autonomous (''[[sui iuris]]'' in Latin) [[Byzantine Rite]] [[Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites|particular church]] in [[full communion]] with the [[Catholic Church]] and the [[Pope]] of [[Holy See|Rome]], whose members live in [[Albania]] and which comprises the [[Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania]]. The Albanian Greek Catholic Church, with its [[Byzantine Rite]], is closely linked to the [[Italo-Albanian Catholic Church]] sharing a significant commonality of history, identity and traditions.
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{{Eastern Catholicism}}
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{{Albanians}}
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The '''Albanian Greek-Catholic Church''', also known as the '''Albanian Byzantine-Catholic Church''', is an autonomous (''[[sui iuris]]'' in Latin) [[Byzantine Rite]] [[particular church]] in communion with [[Roman Catholic Church|Rome]], whose members live in [[Albania]] and which comprises the [[Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania]]. It is not to be confused with the [[Italo-Albanian Catholic Church]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Josif Papamihali.jpg|thumb|left|Blessed [[Josif Papamihali]] (1912 – 1948)]]
[[File:Josif Papamihali.jpg|thumb|left|Blessed [[Josif Papamihali]] (1912 – 1948)]]
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{{Eastern Catholicism}}
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The conversion to [[Christianity]] of Albania took place under Latin influence in the north, under Greek in the south, and Christianity was the first and the oldest monotheistic religion of Albanian people. After the fifteenth-century Ottoman conquest, some two thirds of the population accepted [[Islam]]. In 1967, [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Communist-ruled Albania]] was officially declared an atheist state.
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{{Albanians}}
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The conversion to [[Christianity]] of Albania took place under [[Latin Church|Latin Christianity]] (and its [[Roman Rite]] liturgy) influence in the north and [[Greek Orthodox Church|Byzantine Christianity]] in the south. Christianity was the first and the oldest monotheistic religion of Albanian people. After the fifteenth-century Ottoman conquest, some two thirds of the population accepted [[Islam]]. In 1967, [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Communist-ruled Albania]] was officially declared an atheist state.


Though the Greek liturgical rite was used in many of its churches, Albania was part of the [[patriarchate of Rome]] until 731, when [[List of Byzantine Emperors|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Leo III the Isaurian|Leo III]], in reprisal for the opposition of [[Pope Gregory III]] to the emperor's [[Byzantine Iconoclasm|iconoclast]] policy, attached the whole of [[Eastern Illyricum]] to the [[patriarchate of Constantinople]].
Though the Greek liturgical rite was used in many of its churches, Albania was part of the [[patriarchate of Rome]] until 731, when [[List of Byzantine Emperors|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Leo III the Isaurian|Leo III]], in reprisal for the opposition of [[Pope Gregory III]] to the emperor's [[Byzantine Iconoclasm|iconoclast]] policy, attached the whole of [[Eastern Illyricum]] to the [[patriarchate of Constantinople]].


Catholics of the Roman Rite were long established in the north of the country. A Catholic mission worked in the south between 1660, when the Orthodox archbishop joined the Catholic Church, to 1765 when the effort was abandoned because of obstacles placed by the Ottoman rulers. In 1895 a group of villages in Mali Shpati, southeast of [[Elbasan]] in central Albania, decided to become Catholic and demanded a bishop of their own rite, a proposal to which the consular representatives of Russia and Montenegro raised objections with the civil authorities. At about the same time, another group of Greek-Catholics arose, centred on an [[archimandrite]], [[George Germanos]], who was a nephew of the Orthodox metropolitan in 1900, and concluded a definitive movement of Catholic unity formed in Elbasan. Numbers grew only to a small extent, but enough for southern Albania to become in 1939 a [[Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania|separate ecclesiastical jurisdiction]] in the care of an [[Apostolic Administrator]]. However, after less than seven years, the administrator was expelled, and contact seemed lost with the Byzantine faithful, who found themselves under strict Communist rule.
Catholics of the Latin Church were long established in the north of the country. A Catholic mission worked in the south between 1660, when the Orthodox archbishop joined the Catholic Church, to 1765 when the effort was abandoned because of obstacles placed by the Ottoman rulers. In 1895 a group of villages in Mali Shpati, southeast of [[Elbasan]] in central Albania, decided to become Catholic and demanded a bishop of their own rite, a proposal to which the consular representatives of Russia and Montenegro raised objections with the civil authorities. At about the same time, another group of Greek Catholics arose, centred on an [[archimandrite]], [[George Germanos]], who was a nephew of the Orthodox metropolitan in 1900, and concluded a definitive movement of Catholic unity formed in Elbasan. Numbers grew only to a small extent, but enough for southern Albania to become in 1939 a [[Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania|separate ecclesiastical jurisdiction]] in the care of an [[Apostolic Administrator]]. However, after less than seven years, the administrator was expelled, and contact seemed lost with the Byzantine faithful, who found themselves under strict Communist rule.


Only in 1992 was it possible to appoint a new apostolic administrator. At first the post was given to the Holy See's diplomatic representative in [[Tirana]], Archbishop [[Ivan Dias]], who later became Archbishop of [[Mumbai]] and a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]. Archbishop Dias's successor as Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania, not as Nuncio, is the Croatian-born Byzantine-Rite [[Franciscan]] bishop [[Hil Kabashi]], who was appointed in 1996.
Only in 1992 was it possible to appoint a new apostolic administrator. At first the post was given to the Holy See's diplomatic representative in [[Tirana]], Archbishop [[Ivan Dias]], who later became Archbishop of [[Mumbai]] and a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]. Archbishop Dias's successor as Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania, not as Nuncio, is the Croatian-born Byzantine-Rite [[Franciscan]] bishop {{ill|Hil Kabashi|sq}}, who was appointed in 1996.


By 1998 there were no parishes or priests for the few Byzantine Catholic faithful. Later a small Byzantine parish was established in Elbasan, the same place where Friar Jorgji Germanos settled in 1900. Josif Papamihali was beatified in Shkodër on November 5, 2016. Due to the small number of faithful, the Albanian Greek Catholic Church ceased to be classified as an autonomous (sui juris) particular church since the Pontifical Yearbook 2020.
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The apostolic administratorship of Southern Albania has 3,200 Catholics in nine parishes, with 11 churches, and is served by four diocesan and 10 religious priests, 10 male and 97 female religious, who administer 10 schools and 20 charitable institutions. The great majority of these are of the Roman Rite.

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The apostolic administratorship of Southern Albania has 3,200 Catholics in nine parishes, with 11 churches, and is served by four diocesan and 10 religious priests, 10 male and 97 female religious, who administer 10 schools and 20 charitable institutions. The great majority of these are of the Latin Church.{{cn|date=October 2021}}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]
* [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]
* [[Italo-Albanian Catholic Church]]
* [[Italo-Albanian Catholic Church]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
==References==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* ''Annuario Pontificio''.
* ''Annuario Pontificio''.


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Latest revision as of 08:43, 8 November 2024

This article is about the Greek Catholic Church in Albania. For the Greek Catholic Church in Southern Italy and Sicily, see Italo-Albanian Catholic Church.
Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Louis in Vlorë
ClassificationEastern Catholic
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceApostolic administration
PopeFrancis
Apostolic AdministratorGiovanni Peragine
AssociationsCongregation for the Oriental Churches
RegionSouthern Albania
LiturgyByzantine Rite
HeadquartersElbasan
Congregations9
Members3,845[citation needed]
Ministers12
Other name(s)Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania

The Albanian Greek Catholic Church,[a] or the Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church, is an autonomous (sui iuris in Latin) Byzantine Rite particular church in full communion with the Catholic Church and the Pope of Rome, whose members live in Albania and which comprises the Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania. The Albanian Greek Catholic Church, with its Byzantine Rite, is closely linked to the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church sharing a significant commonality of history, identity and traditions.

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The conversion to Christianity of Albania took place under Latin Christianity (and its Roman Rite liturgy) influence in the north and Byzantine Christianity in the south. Christianity was the first and the oldest monotheistic religion of Albanian people. After the fifteenth-century Ottoman conquest, some two thirds of the population accepted Islam. In 1967, Communist-ruled Albania was officially declared an atheist state.

Though the Greek liturgical rite was used in many of its churches, Albania was part of the patriarchate of Rome until 731, when Byzantine Emperor Leo III, in reprisal for the opposition of Pope Gregory III to the emperor's iconoclast policy, attached the whole of Eastern Illyricum to the patriarchate of Constantinople.

Catholics of the Latin Church were long established in the north of the country. A Catholic mission worked in the south between 1660, when the Orthodox archbishop joined the Catholic Church, to 1765 when the effort was abandoned because of obstacles placed by the Ottoman rulers. In 1895 a group of villages in Mali Shpati, southeast of Elbasan in central Albania, decided to become Catholic and demanded a bishop of their own rite, a proposal to which the consular representatives of Russia and Montenegro raised objections with the civil authorities. At about the same time, another group of Greek Catholics arose, centred on an archimandrite, George Germanos, who was a nephew of the Orthodox metropolitan in 1900, and concluded a definitive movement of Catholic unity formed in Elbasan. Numbers grew only to a small extent, but enough for southern Albania to become in 1939 a separate ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the care of an Apostolic Administrator. However, after less than seven years, the administrator was expelled, and contact seemed lost with the Byzantine faithful, who found themselves under strict Communist rule.

Only in 1992 was it possible to appoint a new apostolic administrator. At first the post was given to the Holy See's diplomatic representative in Tirana, Archbishop Ivan Dias, who later became Archbishop of Mumbai and a cardinal. Archbishop Dias's successor as Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania, not as Nuncio, is the Croatian-born Byzantine-Rite Franciscan bishop Hil Kabashi [sq], who was appointed in 1996.

By 1998 there were no parishes or priests for the few Byzantine Catholic faithful. Later a small Byzantine parish was established in Elbasan, the same place where Friar Jorgji Germanos settled in 1900. Josif Papamihali was beatified in Shkodër on November 5, 2016. Due to the small number of faithful, the Albanian Greek Catholic Church ceased to be classified as an autonomous (sui juris) particular church since the Pontifical Yearbook 2020.

The apostolic administratorship of Southern Albania has 3,200 Catholics in nine parishes, with 11 churches, and is served by four diocesan and 10 religious priests, 10 male and 97 female religious, who administer 10 schools and 20 charitable institutions. The great majority of these are of the Latin Church.[citation needed]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Albanian: Kisha Katolike Bizantine Shqiptare

References

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Sources

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  • Oriente Cattolico (Vatican City: The Sacred Congregation for the Eastern Churches, 1974)
  • Annuario Pontificio.
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