Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
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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.
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Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi Planensis Albanensium Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet | |
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Location | |
Country | Italy |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 30,000 28,500 (95%) |
Parishes | 15[1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Italo-Albanian Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | 26 October 1937 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Demetrius the Martyr (Piana degli Albanesi) |
Co-cathedral | St. Mary of the Admiral (Palermo) |
Patron saint | Demetrius |
Secular priests | 31[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | sedes vacans |
Apostolic Administrator | Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro |
Bishops emeritus | Ercole Lupinacci, Sotir Ferrara |
Map | |
Website | |
eparchiapiana.org |
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