Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America
Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America | |
Jurisdiction | Constantinople |
Diocese type | Diocese |
Founded | 1967 |
Current bishop | Bp. Ilia |
See(s) | Philomelion |
Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Territory | United States |
Liturgical language(s) | English, Albanian |
Musical tradition | Byzantine Chant |
Calendar | Revised Julian |
Population estimate | unknown |
Official website | — |
The Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States. Its current leader is Bishop Ilia (Katre) of Philomelion, (Vicar General since 1982 and Bishop since 2002) who lives in Boston, Chicago, and Las Vegas.
In the first half of the 20th century, the Orthodox Albanian communities in America were loosely affiliated with one another, with six of fifteen communities claiming "independent" status and the others not incorporated as dioceses until after the Second World War. The return of Bp. Theofan (Noli) from exile in Germany in 1932 had reopened the discussion of the need for a canonical Albanian diocese in North America. [Metropolitan Theofan had been consecrated in 1922 as Bishop of Durres by the Church of Albania, which did not claim any jurisdiction in North America, and thus could not gain recognition as head of a diocese in the Americas.]
External links
- Albanian Orthodox Diocese at the website of the GOA
- Eastern Christian Churches: Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America, by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar
- Albanian Orthodox Library
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