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There’s a new eparch in the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church — what is that?

If you've never heard of the Eastern Church sui iuris, there's a lot to know.

Sep 03, 2025

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Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed Fr. Raffaele De Angelis as Eparch of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, located in Sicily.

Italo-Albanian Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite, Lungro, Italy. Public Domain.

The appointment comes after a five-year vacancy in the see. In February 2020, the last eparch, Bishop Giorgio Demetrio Gal…

There’s a new eparch in the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church — what is that?

If you've never heard of the Eastern Church sui iuris, there's a lot to know.

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