Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi

Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi

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Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi
Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet
Coat of arms of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
Coat of arms
Location
CountryItaly
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
30,000
28,500 (95%)
Parishes15[1]
Information
DenominationItalo-Albanian Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established26 October 1937
CathedralCathedral of St Demetrius the Martyr (Piana degli Albanesi)
Co-cathedralSt. Mary of the Admiral (Palermo)
Patron saintDemetrius
Secular priests31[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopsedes vacans
Apostolic AdministratorGiorgio Demetrio Gallaro
Bishops emeritusErcole Lupinacci,
Sotir Ferrara
Map
Website
eparchiapiana.org
The Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicolas "dei Greci" to Martorana in Palermo.
Episcope and annexed Eparchial Seminary, heir to the destroyed Arbëreshë Seminary of Palermo(1734).

The Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi (Italian: Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi; Arbëreshë Albanian: Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet) is a eparchy (diocese) of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church,[2] Eastern Catholic sui iuris of Byzantine Rite, covering the island of Sicily in Italy.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference eccs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church

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