Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi

Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi / Hora e Arbëreshëvet
Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi / Hora e Arbëreshëvet; Planen(sis) Albanensium; Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi; Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet
	Cathedral of Saint Demetrius the Martyr
Location
Country	Italy
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010); 30,000; 28,500 (95%)
Parishes	15[1]
Information
Denomination	Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	26 October 1937
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Demetrius the Martyr (Piana degli Albanesi)
Co-cathedral	St. Mary of the Admiral (Palermo)
Patron saint	Demetrius
Secular priests	31[1]
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro
Apostolic Administrator	Paolo Romeo
Bishops emeritus	Ercole Lupinacci; Sotir Ferrara
Map
Website
	eparchiapiana.org

The Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi (Italian: Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi; Arbëreshë Albanian: Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet) is an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church sui iuris (Byzantine Rite in Albanian language and Greek language) covering the Italian island of Sicily, where it has 15 parishes.[2] Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cattedrale di S. Demetrio Megalomartire dedicated to the martyr Demetrio, in Piana degli Albanesi, province of Palermo.

It also has a Marian Co-Cathedral, which is a World Heritage Site: Concatedral Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, in Palermo.

History

On 6 February 1784, was established the Ordinariate of Silicia, the first jurisdiction with on ordinary for this particular church sui iuris, and appointed to it the first titular bishop of the Byzantine-Orthodox Rite for the Albanians of Sicily: Giorgio Stassi, Titular Bishop of Lampsacus. Before, the Albanians faithful and their Orthodox priests they had no right and were at risk in assimilation in the Roman rite.

On 26 October 1937, the Eparchy of Piana dei Greci was created by promoting the Ordinariate of Silicia and transferring to it territories from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Monreale (both on Sicily).

On 25 October 1941, the Eparchy (Diocese) of Piana dei Greci was renamed as Eparchy of Piana degli Abanesi / Hora e Arbëreshëvet.[3]

Territory

The Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi includes the comunes of Piana degli Albanesi, Contessa Entellina, Mezzojuso, Palazzo Adriano and Santa Cristina Gela. Eparchia See is the town of Piana degli Albanesi, where the Cathedral of Saint Demetrio Megalomartire is located. In Palermo, there is the Co-Cathedral of San Nicolò dei Greci alla Martorana.[3] The territory is divided into 15 parishes.[1]

Interior of the Cathedral of San Demetrio Megalomartire

Ordinaries of Italia continentale of the Italo-Albanese Catholic Church

Giorgio Stassi † (25 June 1784 – 26 March 1802 deceased)[4]
Giuseppe Guzzetta † (March 29 1802 – 1813 deceased)[4]
Francesco Chiarchiaro † (23 September 1813 – 1834 deceased)[4]
Giuseppe Crispi † (20 December 1835 – 1859 deceased)[4]
Agostino Franco † (1860 – 1877 deceased)[5]
Giuseppe Masi † (29 January 1878 – 11 April 1903 died)[6]
Paolo Schirò † (5 February 1904 – 12 September 1941 deceased)[7]

The bishops ordered from the albanians of Sicily have been nominated for those Calabria:[8]

Agostino Franco † (1858–1859) from Mezzojuso[9]
Giuseppe Schirò † (30 July 1889 – 29 November 1896) from Contessa Entellina[10]
Giovanni Barcia † (24 April 1902 – 1912) from Palazzo Adriano[11]

Bishops of Sicily

Luigi Lavitrano † (26 October 1937 – 20 December 1946 resigned) (apostolic administrator)[12]
Ernesto Ruffini † (3 January 1947 – 11 June 1967 deceased) (apostolic administrator)

Giuseppe Perniciaro † (12 July 1967 – 31 May 1981 resigned)
Ercole Lupinacci † (25 March 1981 – 30 November 1987 appointed Eparchy of Eparchia Di Lungro / Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi)
Sotìr Ferrara † (15 October 1988 – 8 April 2013 retired)
- Paolo Romeo (8 April 2013 – 31 March 2015) (apostolic administrator)
Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro (31 March 2015 – 25 February 2020 appointed secretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches[13])

References

Roberson, Ronald G. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010" (PDF). Eastern Catholic Churches Statistics. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
"Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
Titular Bishop of Lampsaco.
already ordinating for the Albanians of Calabria, titular bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore.
Titular Bishop of Tempe.
Titular Bishop of Benda.
Alberto Elli, a Brief history of the eastern catholic Churches (II.).
Titular Bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore.
Titular Archbishop of Neocesarea del Ponto.
Titular Bishop of [[Diocese of Croia / Croia|].
In the period between 1937, the year of the erection of the eparchy, and in 1967 he was auxiliary bishop and vicar general, Giuseppe Perniciaro, titular bishop of Albania.
concurrently appointed Titular Archbishop of Tricala.

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[eccs-1] Roberson, Ronald G. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010" (PDF). Eastern Catholic Churches Statistics. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

[2] Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church

[Hora-3] "Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

[Lamp-4] Titular Bishop of Lampsaco.

[5] ready ordinating for the Albanians of Calabria, titular bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore.

[6] Titular Bishop of Tempe.

[7] Titular Bishop of Benda.

[8] Alberto Elli, a Brief history of the eastern catholic Churches (II.).

[9] Titular Bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore.

[10] Titular Archbishop of Neocesarea del Ponto.

[11] Titular Bishop of [[Diocese of Croia / Croia|].

[12] In the period between 1937, the year of the erection of the eparchy, and in 1967 he was auxiliary bishop and vicar general, Giuseppe Perniciaro, titular bishop of Albania.

[13] urrently appointed Titular Archbishop of Tricala.