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St Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral in Tirana, Albania. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës. The stained glass window to the left of the front door features Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa. [1] Also a statue of Mother Teresa can be found at the entrance of the cathedral. It is a modern-looking building and does ...
The first mass was held on Christmas of 1969, while the church was officially opened on 12 April 1970, and on 19 August 1973, it was dedicated by cardinal Terence Cooke. [2] On 1973, the second Albanian Catholic Center, named St. Paul and St. Peter Albanian Catholic Center was founded in Eastchester Road, Bronx.
The Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës (Latin: Archidioecesis Tiranensis-Dyrracena) is a Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Albania. [1] [2]Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedrale e Shën Palit, in the city of Tirana, where also stands the former Cathedral: Kisha e Zemrës së Shenjtë të Jezusit Kisha e Zemrës së Shenjtë të Jezusit.
The Catholic Church in Albania (Albanian: Kisha Katolike në Shqipëri) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. At the 2023 census, the percentage of Catholics was 8.38%.
The Catholic Church in Albania is composed of: . two Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces, comprising two metropolitan archdioceses and three suffragan dioceses; one pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Albanian Greek Catholic Church, a particular church sui iuris using the Byzantine Rite Albanian language, comprising only a single Apostolic administration.
The arrival of Albanian Catholics from Malësia resulted in the renovation of the old church of St. Peter in Gjakova in 1703, while in 1851 the parish of Gjakova was renovated. It was then dedicated to St. Paul and St. Peter. In the Kosovo War it was completely destroyed. After it was destroyed, a new cathedral was built on the same site. [3]
Cathedral of St. Demetrius Berat [1] Cathedral of St. George Fier [1] Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Asteios Durrës [1] Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ: Shkodra [1] Resurrection Cathedral: Tirana [1] Resurrection Cathedral: Korçë [1]
The Albanian Greek Catholic Church, [a] 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 ...