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 AdministratorFrancesco Montenegro
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 an eparchy (diocese) of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church,[2] an Eastern Catholic church sui iuris of Byzantine Rite, covering the island of Sicily in Italy.

History

On 6 February 1784, was established the Ordinariate of Silicia, the first jurisdiction with on ordinary for this particular church sui iuris, and appointed to it the first titular bishop of the Byzantine Rite for the Albanians of Sicily: Giorgio Stassi, Titular Bishop of Lampsacus. Before, the Albanians faithful and their Orthodox priests they had no right and were at risk in assimilation in the Roman rite.[citation needed]

On 26 October 1937, the Eparchy of Piana dei Greci was created by promoting the Ordinariate of Silicia and transferring to it territories from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Monreale (both on Sicily).[citation needed]

On 25 October 1941, the Eparchy (Diocese) of Piana dei Greci was renamed as Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi / Eparkia or Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet.[3]

Territory

The Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi includes the comunes in province of Palermo: Contessa Entellina, Mezzojuso, Palazzo Adriano, Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela.[citation needed]

The eparchy see is the town of Piana degli Albanesi, where the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius the Martyr is located.[citation needed]

In Palermo, there is the Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicolas "dei Greci" to Martorana.[3]

The territory is divided into 15 parishes.[1]

Ordinaries of Italia continentale of the Italo-Albanese Catholic Church

The bishops ordered from the Albanians of Sicily have been nominated for those Calabria:[8]

Bishops of Sicily

  • Luigi Lavitrano † (26 October 1937 – 20 December 1946 resigned) (apostolic administrator)[12]
  • Ernesto Ruffini † (3 January 1947 – 11 June 1967 deceased) (apostolic administrator)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberson, Ronald G. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010" (PDF). Eastern Catholic Churches Statistics. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
  3. ^ a b "Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d Titular Bishop of Lampsaco.
  5. ^ already ordinating for the Albanians of Calabria, titular bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore.
  6. ^ Titular Bishop of Tempe.
  7. ^ Titular Bishop of Benda.
  8. ^ Alberto Elli, a Brief history of the eastern catholic Churches (II.).
  9. ^ Titular Bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore.
  10. ^ Titular Archbishop of Neocesarea del Ponto.
  11. ^ Titular Bishop of Diocese of Croia.
  12. ^ In the period between 1937, the year of the erection of the eparchy, and in 1967 he was auxiliary bishop and vicar general, Giuseppe Perniciaro, titular bishop of Albania.
  13. ^ concurrently appointed Titular Archbishop of Tricala.
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