Episcopio e Seminario Piana degli Albanesi

The Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi ( it, Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi; aae, Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet) is a eparchy (diocese) of the

Italo-Albanian Catholic Church The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church ( la, Ecclesia Catholica Italo-Albanica; it, Chiesa Cattolica Italo-Albanese; sq, Kisha Katolike-Bizantine Arbëreshë), Italo-Albanian Byzantine-Catholic Church or Italo-Albanian Church, is one of the 23 E ...

, Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' of

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. The canonical hours a ...

, covering the island of

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

History

On 6 February 1784, was established the

Ordinariate In the organisation of the Catholic Church and of the Anglican CommunionSee, for example, thAnglican Military Ordinariate in Canada an ordinariate is a pre- or pseudo-diocesan ecclesiastical structure, of geographical or personal nature, headed by a ...

of Silicia, the first jurisdiction with on ordinary for this particular church ''sui iuris'', and appointed to it the first

titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...

of the Byzantine 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 The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo ( la, Archidioecesis Panormitana) was founded as the Diocese of Palermo in the first century and raised to the status of archdiocese in the 11th century.Archdiocese of Monreale The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Monreale ( la, Archidioecesis Montis Regalis) is in Sicily. As of 2000 it is no longer a metropolitan see, and is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

s in province of Palermo: Contessa Entellina, Mezzojuso,

Palazzo Adriano Palazzo Adriano ( IPA: , aae, Pallaci, scn, U PalàzzuGasca Queirazza, Giuliano (ed.) (1990). ''Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani'', p. 468. UTET. ) is a town and '' comune'' of Arbëresh origin in ...

, Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela. The eparchy see is the town of Piana degli Albanesi, where the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius the Martyr is located. In

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its ...

, there is the Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicolas "dei Greci" to Martorana. The territory is divided into 15 parishes.

Ordinaries of Italia continentale of the Italo-Albanese Catholic Church

Giorgio Stassi Giorgio Stassi (born 22 June 1965, in Palermo) is an Italian scientist. Biography and his Works The Graduation He studied medicine at the University of Palermo and graduated in 1991. The same year, he was awarded the university prize with the ...

† (25 June 1784 – 26 March 1802 deceased)

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...

of Lampsaco. *

Giuseppe Guzzetta Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Gius ...

† (March 29 1802 – 1813 deceased) *

Francesco Chiarchiaro Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including ...

† (23 September 1813 – 1834 deceased) *

Giuseppe Crispi Giuseppe Crispi ( Arbërisht: Zef Krispi; 1781–1859) was an Italian philologist and priest of Arbëresh descent. One of the major figures of the Arbëresh community of Sicily of that era, he wrote a number of works on the Albanian language. ...

† (20 December 1835 – 1859 deceased) * Agostino Franco † (1860 – 1877 deceased) * Giuseppe Masi † (29 January 1878 – 11 April 1903 died) * Paolo Schirò † (5 February 1904 – 12 September 1941 deceased) The bishops ordered from the Albanians of Sicily have been nominated for those Calabria: * Agostino Franco † (1858–1859) from Mezzojuso *

Giuseppe Schirò Giuseppe Schirò ( Arbërisht: Zef Skiroi; 10 August 1865 – 17 February 1927)Elsie, ''Albanian literature'',pp. 60–64/ref> was an Arbëresh neo-classical poet, linguist, publicist and folklorist from Sicily. His literary work marked the tran ...

† (30 July 1889 – 29 November 1896) from Contessa Entellina * Giovanni Barcia † (24 April 1902 – 1912) from

Bishops of Sicily

Luigi Lavitrano Luigi Lavitrano (7 March 1874 – 2 August 1950) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Palermo from 1928 to 1944, and as prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Religious from 1945 until his death. Lavit ...

† (26 October 1937 – 20 December 1946 resigned) (apostolic administrator) :*

Ernesto Ruffini Ernesto Ruffini (19 January 1888 – 11 June 1967) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Palermo from 1945 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII. Biography Ruffini ...

† (3 January 1947 – 11 June 1967 deceased) (apostolic administrator) *

Giuseppe Perniciaro Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Gius ...

† (12 July 1967 – 31 May 1981 resigned) *

Ercole Lupinacci Ercole Lupinacci (23 November 1933 – 6 August 2016) was an Italian of Arbëreshë ethnicity and Bishop Emeritus of Italo-Albanian Catholic Eparchies of Piana degli Albanesi and Lungro. Biography Ercole Lupinacci was born in San Giorgio Alba ...

† (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 Churchesconcurrently appointed Titular Archbishop of Tricala.)

References

External links

Eparchy Official site

http://www.acioc-milano.org Italian Cultural Association for the Christian East – Milano Section

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History

Ordinaries of Italia continentale of the Italo-Albanese Catholic Church

Bishops of Sicily

See also

References

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