List of churches in Albania
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This is a list of the main churches and monasteries in
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...
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765 churches and monasteries were destroyed by communist authorities in 1967 when
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Monasteries


See also

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List of cathedrals in Albania This is a list of cathedrals in Albania, sorted by Christian denominations, Christian denomination. Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals of the Albanian Orthodox Church include: Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Albania, Albanian Cath ...
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Albania The Catholic Church in Albania is composed of: * two Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces, comprising two metropolitan archdioceses and three suffragan dioceses * one pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Albanian Greek Catholic Church, a particular ...


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Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...
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