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.


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 Chalcedonian Christianity
churchSuiIurisOf Catholic Church
communionWith Pope of Rome
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 Church
all other Eastern Catholic Churches
isMinorityChurchIn Albania
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite
partOf Catholic Church
primaryLiturgicalLanguage Albanian language
Greek language
primaryTerritory Albania
recognisedBy Holy See
sacramentalSystem seven sacraments
selfGovernanceType sui iuris
servesFaithfulOf Albanian people
sharesByzantineHeritageWith Greek Catholic Churches
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

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eastern Catholic Churches
hasMajorChurch

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