Italo-Albanian Catholic Church

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The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite rooted in the Albanian communities of Italy and Sicily, in full communion with the Pope while preserving its distinct liturgical and cultural traditions.

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Generate an image of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church (The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite rooted in the Albanian communities of Italy and Sicily, in full communion with the Pope while preserving its distinct liturgical and cultural traditions.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine Rite church
Eastern Catholic Church
sui iuris particular church
belongsToRiteFamily Greek Byzantine tradition
churchSuiIurisOf Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
country Italy
followsCanonLaw Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
followsChristology Chalcedonian
followsTheology Catholic theology
hasClergyTitle eparch
hasClericalDiscipline married clergy permitted
hasCulturalTradition Arbëreshë tradition
hasEcclesialIdentity Eastern in rite and discipline, Catholic in communion
hasEparchy Eparchy of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi
Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
hasEthnicRoot Albanian communities in Italy
Arbëreshë people
hasFaithful Arbëreshë Catholics
hasHistoricalDevelopment formed from Byzantine-rite Albanian communities in Italy
hasHistoricalOrigin Albanian refugees fleeing Ottoman expansion
hasLiturgicalCalendar Byzantine liturgical calendar with local adaptations
hasLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
hasLiturgicalTradition Byzantine tradition
hasMajorCenters Grottaferrata
Lungro
Piana degli Albanesi
hasMonastery Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata
hasMonasticTradition Basilian monasticism
hasPatrimony Albanian-Italian cultural patrimony
Byzantine liturgical patrimony
hasTerritorialAbbacy Territorial Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata
hasTerritory Sicily
southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
isDistinctFrom Latin Church in Italy
isImmediatelySubjectTo Holy See
isInCommunionWith Holy See
Pope
isNotPartOf any ecclesiastical province
isPartOf Byzantine Rite Catholic communion
isRecognizedBy Second Vatican Council as Eastern Catholic Church
preserves Albanian language in liturgy and culture
Byzantine chant traditions
linked to: Byzantine chant
protects Arbëreshë religious customs
recognizesSupremePontiffAs Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

head of the Catholic Church
usesLiturgicalLanguage Albanian
Greek
Italian
usesLiturgicalRite Byzantine Rite

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Eastern Catholic Churches hasMajorChurch Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church hasEparchy Eparchy of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church hasEparchy Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church hasFaithful Arbëreshë Catholics
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
sui iuris Church hasExample Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Arbëreshë people religion Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Territorial Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata isSpiritualCenterFor Italo-Albanian Catholic community
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Lungro partOf Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Lungro isPrincipalCenterOf Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Lungro hasReligiousCommunity Italo-Albanian Catholics
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Lungro churchSuiIuris Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Piana degli Albanesi religiousCommunity Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Piana degli Albanesi isCulturalCenterOf Italo-Albanian Catholic community
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Piana degli Albanesi isReligiousCenterOf Italo-Albanian Catholic community
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom usedInChurch Italo-Albanian Greek Catholic Church
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Grottaferrata hasHeritage Italo-Albanian Catholic tradition
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Grottaferrata religiousTradition Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Greek Catholics hasPart Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Italo-Albanesi religion Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Kisha Arbëreshe isAssociatedWith Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Saint Nilus the Younger veneratedIn Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Arbëreshë culture in Calabria hasReligiousTradition Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lungro church Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lungro suiIurisChurch Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lungro partOf Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lungro of the Italo-Albanians church Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lungro of the Italo-Albanians suiIurisChurch Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lungro of the Italo-Albanians partOf Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Lungro of the Italo-Albanians servesCommunity Italo-Albanian Greek Catholics
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Pianoti traditionalReligion Italo-Albanian Greek Catholic Church
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Cathedral of Piana degli Albanesi religiousAffiliation Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Cathedral of Piana degli Albanesi rite Italo-Albanian (Arbëreshë) Byzantine Rite
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Cathedral of Piana degli Albanesi churchSuiIuris Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Cathedral of Piana degli Albanesi religiousOrderOrClergy Italo-Albanian Byzantine clergy
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Cathedral of Piana degli Albanesi belongsTo Catholic Church of Byzantine tradition in Italy
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Cathedral of Piana degli Albanesi hasPatrimony Italo-Albanian Byzantine ecclesiastical patrimony
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi partOf Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi suiIurisChurch Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
San Demetrio Corone religiousAffiliation Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
San Demetrio Corone hasReligiousBuildingType Italo-Albanian Catholic churches
linked to: Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Civita religion Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Frascineto religiousAffiliation Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Abbey of Grottaferrata suiIurisChurch Italo-Albanian Catholic Church