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Its cathedra is in the Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Louis (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Maria dhe Shën Luigji) in the episcopal see of Vlorë. The Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania constitutes an ecclesiastical territory comprising the Albanian Greek Catholic Church , which itself does not exclusively govern any episcopal ...
Established on April 30, 1920 as Apostolic Administration of Rijeka, of territory split off from Diocese of Senj–Modruš; Promoted on April 25, 1925 as Diocese of Rijeka–Opatija, having gained territories from Diocese of Ljubljana, again the Diocese of Senj–Modruš and Diocese of Trieste (Italy; which it gained additional territory from in 1934)
The Albanian Bishops' Conference (KISH) (Albanian: Konferenca Ipeshkvnore e Shqipërisë; Latin: Conferentia Episcopalis Albaniæ) is an episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Albania. The conference is organized by Archbishop Angelo Massafra, Archbishop and Metropolitan of Shkodrë-Pult conducted. [1]
An entire chapter of the Organic Statute was devoted to the administrative division of Albania, explicitly preserving Ottoman names and terms. The primary division was into the 7 sanjaks of Durrës, Berat, Dibër, Elbasan, Gjirokastër, Korçë, and Shkodër. [10] Each would be administered from its namesake city except Dibër. [11]
The Skanderbeg Mountains (Albanian: Vargmalet e Skënderbeut) forms the border between the Central Mountain Range and Western Lowlands in the west. [15] Although the range curves a lot, its main direction is from the north to south, extending about 80 kilometres (50 mi) in north–south direction from Vau i Dejës in the north to the city of ...
The summit of the mountain range, Maja e Papingut is the highest peak. Having an elevation of 2,482 m (8,143 ft) and a prominence of 1,792 m (5,879 ft), it is the 44th most prominent mountain peak in Europe. [8] The mountain is very steep and is characterized by its steep cliffs, which falls impressively on the Vjosë.
1 Vissarion (1890–1965) 20 February 1929 26 May 1937 7 years, 3 months and 6 days: Recognised Autocephaly (1937 –) 2 Christopher (1881–1958) 12 April 1937 25 August 1949 12 years, 4 months and 13 days: 3 Paisius (1881–1966) 25 August 1949 4 March 1966 16 years, 6 months and 7 days: 4 Damian (1886–1973) 7 March 1966 8 October 1973
The Twenty-seventh Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e njëzet e shtatë), officially known as the VI Pluralist Legislature of Albania (Albanian: Legjislatura e VI Pluraliste e Shqipërisë), was the legislature of Albania following the 2005 Albanian Parliamentary election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Albanian Parliament.