Albanian Greek Catholic Church
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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.
The Albanian Greek Catholic Church,[lower-alpha 1] 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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Albanian Greek Catholic Church | |
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Classification | Eastern Catholic |
Polity | Episcopal |
Governance | Apostolic administration |
Pope | Francis |
Apostolic Administrator | Giovanni Peragine |
Associations | Congregation for the Oriental Churches |
Region | Southern Albania |
Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
Headquarters | Elbasan |
Congregations | 9 |
Members | 3,845[citation needed] |
Ministers | 12 |
Other name(s) | Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania |
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