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According to the numbers given by the government in 2010 it was stated that Eastern Orthodoxy was practiced by about 20% of Albanians within Albania. [6] In the disputed 2011 census the percentage of Orthodox believers was listed as 6.75% of the population. [5] Albania is historically linked with both the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy ...
6 Holy Resurrection Church: Mborje: 896 or 12-14th century Eastern Orthodox: 7 Sacred Heart Church: Tirana: 1939 Roman Catholic: 8 St. Nicholas Church: Perondi: 11th century Eastern Orthodox: 9 St. Athanasius Church: Moscopole: 1721 Eastern Orthodox: 10 St. Elijah Church: Moscopole: Eastern Orthodox: 11 St. Mary Church: Moscopole: Between 1694 ...
The number of Evangelical Protestants in Albania has risen from approximately 8000 in 1998, [4] to approximately 14,000 in the early 2020s. [5] However, in the 2011 census, 70% of respondents refused to declare belief in any of the listed faiths. [6]
Distribution of Catholic believers in Albania as according to the 2011 census. According to the 2011 Albanian census, 10.03% of the population affiliated with Catholicism, while 56.7% were Muslims, 13.79% undeclared, 6.75% Orthodox believers, 5.49% other, 2.5% Atheists, 2.09% Bektashis and 0.14% other Christians. [9]
In 2007, ChristianaCare saw 457,348 outpatient visits, 55,512 admissions and 7,100 childbirths. [5] ChristianaCare provided $35.7 million in charity care in 2007. [5] With more than 10,000 employees, it is one of the largest private employers in Delaware and among the top 10 in the greater Philadelphia region. [6]
Albania differs from other regions in the Balkans in that the peak of Islamization in Albania occurred much later: 16th century Ottoman census data showed that sanjaks where Albanians lived remained overwhelmingly Christian with Muslims making up no more than 5% in most areas (Ohrid 1.9%, Shkodra 4.5%, Elbasan 5.5%, Vlora 1.8%, Dukagjin 0% ...
During 1999, when Albania accepted waves of refugees from Kosovo, the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, in collaboration with donors and other international religious organizations (especially ACT and WCC), led an extensive humanitarian program of more than $12 million, hosting 33,000 Kosovars in its two camps, supplying them with food ...
Vangjel Meksi translated the New Testament in 1821 with the support of the British and Foreign Bible Society.This work was edited by bishop Gregory IV of Athens. [3] The book of Matthew was published in 1824 and the full New Testament in the Tosk form of Albanian in 1827, in both a full volume and a split two-volume set because "the Albanians had the custom of carrying their books with them ...