Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
| Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut | |
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| 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 2010) 2,137,000 3,558 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Albanian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | November 11, 1939 |
| Cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Louis in Vlorë |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Administrator | Hil Kabashi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop of Tiranë–Durrës |
The Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania (Latin: Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut, Latin: Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis, Italian: Albania Meridionale) is a diocese located in the Ecclesiastical province of Tiranë–Durrës in Albania. It is a Byzantine Rite Apostolic Administration.
History
- November 11, 1939: Established as Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
Leadership
- Apostolic Administrators of Southern Albania (Albanese rite)
See also
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