Italo-Greek Catholic Church
| Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church |
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| Classification | Eastern Catholic |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Synod |
| Structure | Tri-ordinariate |
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| Associations | Congregation for the Oriental Churches |
| Region | Rome, Southern Italy, Sicily |
| Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
| Origin | 2 June 1784: Ordinariate of Silicia appointed |
| Branched from | Catholic Church |
| Congregations | 45 |
| Members | 61,487 |
| Ministers | 82 priests, 5 deacons |
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Territorial Abbacy of Saint Mary of Grottaferrata Beatissimæ Mariæ Cryptæferratæ Santa Maria di Grottaferrata |
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| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| Ecclesiastical province | Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 1 |
| Churches | 1 |
| Schools | 1 |
| Members | 87 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Italo-Albanian Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 1937 |
| Cathedral | Exarchial Monastery of St. Mary of Grottaferrata |
| Patron saint | Nilo da Rossano |
| Secular priests | 10 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Abbot Ordinary | Sede Vacante |
| Apostolic Administrator | Marcello Semeraro |
| Emeritus Bishops | Emiliano Fabbricatore |
| Website | |
| abbaziagreca.it | |
The Italo-Albanian Greek Catholic Church (Italian: Chiesa cattolica Italo-Albanese;Albanian: Kisha Bizantine Arbëreshe), Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church or just said Italo-Albanian Church, is one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches which, together with the Latin Church, compose the Catholic Church. It is a particular church that is autonomous (sui juris), using the Byzantine Rite and the ancient Greek language (the language that was the principal of all peoples in the tradition of the Eastern Churches) or the Albanian language (the mother language of the community) for the liturgy, whose Italo-Albanian members are concentrated in Southern Italy (Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria) and Sicily.
The Italo-Albanian Church is in communion with the Pope of Rome, directly subject to the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches, but follows the ritual and spiritual traditions that are common in most of the Orthodox Church. Church members are the descendants of the exiled Albanians who fled to Italy in the fifteenth century under the pressure of the Turkish persecutions in Albania and the territories inhabited by Albanians in the Balkans and the Peloponnese. The Albanian population in Italy has maintained until today the language, customs and religious rites of their origin. This Church defends their heritage, the ethnic, cultural and religious tradition of the Albanians fathers, keeping alive the spiritual and liturgical tradition of the Eastern Church from the time of Justinian (sixth century).
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