Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania

Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis
Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut
Location
Country Albania
Territory Southern Albania
Ecclesiastical province Tiranë–Durrës
Metropolitan Tiranë–Durrës
Statistics
Area 16,172 km2 (6,244 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
2,140,000
3,596 (0.2%)
Parishes 11
Information
Sui iuris church Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Rite Latin Rite and Byzantine Rite
Established November 11, 1939
Cathedral Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Louis in Vlorë
Secular priests 8
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Apostolic Administrator Giovanni Peragine
Metropolitan Archbishop

George Anthony Frendo

Archbishop of Tiranë–Durrës

The Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania (Albanian: Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut, Latin: Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis, Italian: Albania Meridionale) is an apostolic administration of the Catholic Church in Albania, covering the southern regions of the country. It has jurisdiction over all Catholics on its territory, both of Latin and Byzantine rites.[1] It is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës.[2] Its see is Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Louis (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Maria dhe Shën Luigji) in Vlorë.

It is claimed that Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania constitutes the only component of the particular (sui juris) Albanian Greek Catholic Church. Such claims have been questioned by some leading Eastern Catholic experts.[3]

History

Territory of the Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania

On November 11, 1939, the Holy See issued the papal bull Inter regiones, establishing the Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania. Initially, it was created as a regular apostolic administration, for all Catholics in southern regions of Albania, both of Latin and Byzantine rites. Its territory was detached from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durrës, and initially covered districts of Elbassan, Korca, Berat, Valona and Argyrocastro.[4]

Since January 25, 2005, it is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës, within the newly created metropolitan province.[5]

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Albanian Catholic)

Apostolic Administrators of Southern Albania

See also

References

Sources

  • Galadza, Peter (2007). "Eastern Catholic Christianity". The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 291–318.


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