Albania–Holy See relations
Bilateral relations
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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 to Albania' and has an ambassador 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 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 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 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
References
External links
- Nunciature to Albania page at catholic-hierarchy.org
- Apostolic Nunciature of Albania page at gcatholic.org
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