This is a list of cathedrals in Albania, sorted by Christian denomination.
Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south and a maritime border with Greece and Italy to the west.
Cathedrals of the Albanian Orthodox Church include:
The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania is one of the newest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches. It declared its autocephaly in 1922 through its Congress of 1922, and gained recognition from the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1937.
| Name | Municipality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral of Resurrection | Pogradec | [1] |
| Cathedral of St. Demetrius | Berat | [1] |
| Cathedral of St. George | Fier | [1] |
| Cathedral of St. Paul and St. Asteios | Durrës | [1] |
| Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ | Shkodra | [1] |
| Resurrection Cathedral | Tirana | [1] |
| Resurrection Cathedral | Korçë | [1] |
Cathedrals of the Albanian Catholic Church include:
The Catholic Church in Albania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
| Name | Municipality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral of Jesus Saviour of the World | Rrëshen | [2] |
| Cathedral of St. Nicholas | Lezhë | [2] |
| Cathedral of St. Paul | Tirana | [2] |
| Cathedral of St. Stephen Promomartyr | Shkoder | [2] |
| Cathedral of Mother Teresa | Vau i Dejës | [2] |
Christianity in Albania was established throughout the country in 325 AD. From 1100 AD, the Byzantine Empire carried out Church missions in the area. In relation to the increasing influence of Venice, the Franciscans started to settle down in the area in the 13th century. From the 15th century to the 19th century, under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, Christianity was replaced by Islam as the majority religion in Albania dring the Ottoman Empire. The Albanian government gives the percentages of religious affiliations with only 36% Muslim, 28% Eastern Orthodox, 21% Catholic and 15% atheist or nonreligious since the fall of Communism in 1991, yet the 2011 census did not get most of the population due to poor counting of the population and the inability to reach most citizens. In the 2011 census the declared religious affiliation of the population was: 56.7% Muslims, 13.79% undeclared, 10.03% Catholics, 6.75% Orthodox believers, 5.49% other, 2.5% atheists, 2.09% Bektashis and 0.14% other Christians. However, due to the low number of people actually reached during the collection of data for the census, especially in Catholic and Orthodox regions, this census can be viewed as not wholly accurate.
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