Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Albania (Albania) | ![]() |
Also known as: Albanien (Deutsch), l’Albanie (français), Albania (español, Italiano, polski), Albânia (Português), Shqipëria (Shqip), 阿爾巴尼亞 (正體中文), アルバニア (日本語)
Continent: East Europe
Capital: Tirana
Area: 27,398 km²
Population: 3,047,987
Saints: 8 Saints, 38 Blesseds
Religions: Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2%
Languages: Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1%
Ethnic Groups: Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5%
Motto: Feja e Shqiptarit është Shqiptaria (Albanian) (The Faith of the Albanians is Albanism); Ti, Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqiptar (Albanian) (You Albania give me honor, you give me the name Albanian)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Italy , ↖ Montenegro
, ↗ Kosovo
, → North Macedonia
, ↘ Greece
Jurisdictions (6): Metr. Archdioceses (2), Dioceses
(3), Apostolic Administrations
(1)
Roman Rite (5): Lezhë, Rrëshen, Sapë, Shkodrë–Pult, Tiranë–Durrës
Albanese Church (1): Southern Albania
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (0 electors/1 total):
Simoni (93) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (12),
National Shrines (1),
World Heritage Churches (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Albania
Conference of Bishops: Konferenca Ipeshkvnore e Shquipërisë
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
as of 2022.07.25
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