On 6 February 1784, was established the Ordinariate of Silicia, the first jurisdiction with on ordinary for this particular church sui iuris, and appointed to it the first titular bishop of the Byzantine Rite for the Albanians of Sicily: Giorgio Stassi, Titular Bishop of Lampsacus. Before, the Albanians faithful and their Orthodox priests they had no right and were at risk in assimilation in the Roman rite.[citation needed]
On 26 October 1937, the Eparchy of Piana dei Greci was created by promoting the Ordinariate of Silicia and transferring to it territories from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Monreale (both on Sicily).[citation needed]
On 25 October 1941, the Eparchy (Diocese) of Piana dei Greci was renamed as Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi / Eparkia or Eparhia e Horës së Arbëreshëvet.[3]
^ a b cRoberson, Ronald G. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010" (PDF). Eastern Catholic Churches Statistics. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
^ a b"Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
^Alberto Elli, a Brief history of the eastern catholic Churches (II.).
^Titular Bishop of Ermopoli Maggiore.
^Titular Archbishop of Neocesarea del Ponto.
^Titular Bishop of Diocese of Croia.
^In the period between 1937, the year of the erection of the eparchy, and in 1967 he was auxiliary bishop and vicar general, Giuseppe Perniciaro, titular bishop of Albania.
^concurrently appointed Titular Archbishop of Tricala.
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