Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
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The Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania ' onMouseout='HidePop("18252")' href="/topics/Italian_language">Italian
: Albania Meridionale) is a diocese
located in the Ecclesiastical province
of Tiranë–Durrës in Albania. It is a Byzantine Rite
Apostolic Administration.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
: Albania Meridionale) is a diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Tiranë–Durrës in Albania. It is a Byzantine Rite
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, sometimes called the Rite of Constantinople or Constantinopolitan Rite is the liturgical rite used currently by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches, by the Greek Catholic Churches , and by the Protestant Ukrainian Lutheran Church...
Apostolic Administration.
Leadership
- Apostolic Administrators of Southern Albania (Albanese rite)
- Bishop Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. (since 1996.12.03)
- CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Ivan Dias (1992 – 1996.11.08) - Archbishop Nicola Vincenzo Prennushi, O.F.M. (1946 – 1952)
- Archbishop Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris (1940 – 1945)