The
Holy See has an
apostolic nunciature in
Albania, which represents diplomatically the
Holy See.
The representative of the Holy See is officially called 'Apostolic
Nuncio
An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international or ...
to Albania' and has an
ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
status. The office of the nunciature is located in the capital of
Tirana.
History
The history of the relations between the countries began in the
Middle Ages, when
Skanderbeg became the chief commander of the crusading forces of
Pope Pius II. Later,
Giovanni Francesco Albani
Pope Clement XI ( la, Clemens XI; it, Clemente XI; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721.
Clement XI w ...
became
pope from 1700 to 1721. He was born to an Albanian father descended from the noble
Albani family from the region of
Malësi e Madhe
Malësi e Madhe () is a municipality in Shkodër County, in northwestern Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Gruemirë, Kastrat, Kelmend, Qendër, Shkrel with Koplik
Koplik (also known as Koplik i Poshtëm) is ...
in
Albania.
The apostolic nunciature in Albania started as an apostolic delegation to Albania by
Pope Benedict XV on 12 November 1920, and was elevated to the
full rank
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of a nunciature by
Pope John Paul II on 16 January 1991. The current apostolic nuncio to Albania is
Charles John Brown, who was appointed by
Pope Francis on 9 March 2017.
See also
*
Foreign relations of Albania
*
Foreign relations of the Holy See
*
Apostolic Nunciature to Albania
References
External links
Nunciature to Albania page at ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
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