Albanian Greek Catholic Church

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The Albanian Greek Catholic Church is a sui iuris Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite that serves Albanian faithful while remaining in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Albanian Greek Catholic Church canonical 2

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine Rite Church
Eastern Catholic Church
sui iuris Church
acceptsCouncil Council of Chalcedon
First Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
acceptsPapalInfallibility yes
acceptsPapalPrimacy yes
baptismPractice infant baptism
chrismationPractice administered with baptism
christianDenomination Catholic
christologicalDoctrine Nicene Christianity
surface form: Chalcedonian Christianity
churchSuiIurisOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
communionWith Pope
surface form: Pope of Rome

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ecclesialCommunion universal Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalTradition Byzantine tradition
eucharisticTheology belief in real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
followsCanonLawFamily Eastern Catholic canon law
governanceForm episcopal polity
hasClergyOrder bishops
deacons
priests
hasClericalCelibacyDiscipline Eastern Catholic discipline
isInFullCommunionWith Latin Rite
surface form: Latin Church

all other Eastern Catholic Churches
isMinorityChurchIn Albania
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite
partOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
primaryLiturgicalLanguage Albanian language
Greek language
primaryTerritory Albania
recognisedBy Holy See
sacramentalSystem seven sacraments
selfGovernanceType sui iuris
servesFaithfulOf Albanian people
sharesByzantineHeritageWith Eastern Catholic Churches
surface form: Greek Catholic Churches

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Orthodox Churches of Byzantine tradition
theology Catholic theology
usesCodeOfCanons Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
usesLiturgicalCalendar Revised Julian or Gregorian calendar (depending on local practice)
usesLiturgicalFamily Constantinopolitan liturgical tradition

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Catholic Churches hasMajorChurch Albanian Greek Catholic Church
sui iuris Church hasExample Albanian Greek Catholic Church