Church sui iuris · Constantinopolitan (Byzantine) tradition
Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Albanian Greek Catholic Church: a Church sui iuris of the Constantinopolitan (Byzantine) tradition. Status, head, countries, books, history, and sources.
- Tradition (CCEO can. 28 §2)
- Constantinopolitan (Byzantine) tradition (Source: CCEO, vatican.va ↗)
- Catechism (CCC 1203)
- Byzantine (Source: Catechism, vatican.va ↗)
- Canonical status
- Listed among the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches in lists derived from the Annuario Pontificio. GCatholic omits it and lists a Byzantine Church in Kazakhstan and Central Asia instead. (Source: GCatholic ↗)
- Head
- Unverified Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania (as listed by CNEWA (page last modified 26 October 2021)) (Source: CNEWA ↗)
- Historical centre
- Elbasan (centre of the c. 1900 community) (Source: Wikidata ↗)
- Present see
- Not yet verified
- Liturgical books
- Byzantine service books (Hieratikon/Služebnik for the Divine Liturgies of St John Chrysostom and St Basil and the Presanctified; Horologion, Octoechos, Triodion, Pentecostarion, Menaion). Editions and translations are approved by each Church's own authority; no single edition is common to all Byzantine Churches. Generic book names only: each Church's own authority approves its editions and translations, and no edition is named here until verified. (Source: Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh ↗)
- Own jurisdiction in
- Present country list not verified.
- Approximate historical heartland
- Elbasan / southern Albania (Albania) (Source: CNEWA ↗)
- Note
- Lists differ: lists derived from the Annuario Pontificio include it; GCatholic does not. Its present country list is not verified, so only its approximate historical heartland can be shown on the map. (Source: GCatholic ↗)
Where it has its own jurisdiction
Showing the Albanian Greek Catholic Church, present jurisdictions: no countries shaded.
Present country list not verified.
Borders are illustrative (Natural Earth, de facto lines) and imply no position. Shading shows where a Church has its own jurisdiction, not where all its faithful live. Made with Natural Earth ↗ (public domain). Sources and method.
History
- 1628 to 1765 Mission on the Epirus coast (Source: CNEWA ↗)
- c. 1900 Community founded by Fr George Germanos (Source: CNEWA ↗)
- 1939 Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania (Source: CNEWA ↗)
- 1996 Bishop appointed; the faithful are almost entirely of the Latin rite (Source: CNEWA ↗)
Dates are given as ranges or centuries where the sources give no single date.
Texts and resources
Every resource is an outside link; nothing here is hosted by Bibliotheca Catholica. What the badges mean.
- Liturgies Eastern and Western, vol. I: Eastern Liturgies (F. E. Brightman, 1896) ↗ Rights: Public domain (US)
published 1896 (pre-1931) - Catholic Encyclopedia: 'Greek Rites' ↗ Rights: Public domain (US)
published 1907 to 1912 - Catholic Encyclopedia: 'Liturgy of St. Basil' ↗ Rights: Public domain (US)
1907 to 1912
In the library
- John Chrysostom The Divine Liturgy most often served bears his name
- Basil the Great The Liturgy of Saint Basil
- Theodore the Studite Byzantine monastic tradition
- De Spiritu Sancto, Basil the Great Read: On the Holy Spirit
- Homilies on Romans, John Chrysostom Read: Homilies on Romans
Main sources: CNEWA ↗. Checked 2026-10-26. Sources and method.