Albanian Greek Catholic Church

The Albanian Greek Catholic Church, 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.

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
Ministers12
Other name(s)Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
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