St. Paul's Cathedral (Tirana)

Center of Tirana east of the boulevard with the cathedral

The Paulus Cathedral ( Albanian Katedralja e Shën Palit ) in Tirana is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tirana-Durrës . It is located in the center of Tirana on the Boulevard Zhan D'Ark ( Jeanne d'Arc ), which runs along the Lana River. The cathedral, which opened in 2002, is dedicated to the apostle Paul , who is said to have founded the Christian community in Durrës .

The construction was carried out in the form of a triangle, which on the one hand symbolizes the Trinity , but also the close ties between the most important religions in the country. The roof slopes down from the main facade to the rear. The facade is surmounted by a stone statue of Saint Paul standing on the gable above the entrance. In the windows there are pictures of Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa . The church tower is attached to the northeast of the building. The originally planned large dome was only half implemented.

The St. Lucia Cathedral in Durrës is a con- cathedral of the diocese. The St. Paul's Cathedral replaced the Sacred Heart Cathedral , which was built in 1938. The building site was given free of charge to the Catholic Church by the Albanian state when Pope John Paul II visited Albania in 1993. With the establishment of the new archbishopric in 1992, the bishopric was moved from Durrës to Tirana. The foundation stone was laid in November 1994. For a long time, the construction work made hardly any progress. In 2001 they were completed. The cathedral was inaugurated on January 26, 2002.

To the west of the cathedral is the Hotel Dajti , and to the east is the headquarters of Banka Kombëtare Tregtare . In front of the church, a footbridge leads over the Lana to the European Trade Center office tower and the Enver Hoxha Museum .

Web links

Commons : St. Paul's Cathedral in Tirana - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on Gcatholic.org (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Markus WE Peters: Catholic Church Buildings in Albania from the Middle Ages to the Present . In: Walter Raunig (ed.): Albania - wealth and diversity of ancient culture . State Museum for Ethnology, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-9807561-2-2 , Die Pauluskathedrale zu Tirana, p. 90-99 .
↑ ^a ^b Tirana In Your Pocket . 8th edition. In Your Pocket Essential City Guides, 2011, ISSN 1587-2378 ( PDF file (4.59 MB) [accessed October 21, 2012]).
↑ Besnik Aliaj, Keida Lulo, Genc Myftiu: Tirana, the Challenge of Urban Development . Cetis, Tirana 2003, ISBN 99927-880-0-3 .
^ Robert Elsie: Historical dictionary of Albania . 2nd Edition. European historical dictionaries 42. The Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2010, ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6 , pp. 76 .

Remarks

↑ Elsie ( Historical Dictionary . 2004) writes that the foundation stone was laid in 1993 by John Paul II. The detailed report on the Pope's visit by Michael Schmidt-Neke ( Habemus papam - review of the Pope's visit . In: German-Albanian Friendship Society (Hrsg.): Albanische Hefte . Volume 22, No. 2 , 1993, ISSN 0930-1437 , pp. 10-13 . ) does not contain a corresponding note.

41.324802777778 19.821936111111 108Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′ 29.3 ″ N , 19 ° 49 ′ 19 ″ E

[peterskb-1] Markus WE Peters: Catholic Church Buildings in Albania from the Middle Ages to the Present . In: Walter Raunig (ed.): Albania - wealth and diversity of ancient culture . State Museum for Ethnology, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-9807561-2-2 , Die Pauluskathedrale zu Tirana, p. 90-99 .

[inyourpocket-2] Tirana In Your Pocket . 8th edition. In Your Pocket Essential City Guides, 2011, ISSN 1587-2378 ( PDF file (4.59 MB) [accessed October 21, 2012]).

[ud-4] Besnik Aliaj, Keida Lulo, Genc Myftiu: Tirana, the Challenge of Urban Development . Cetis, Tirana 2003, ISBN 99927-880-0-3 .

[hd-5] Robert Elsie: Historical dictionary of Albania . 2nd Edition. European historical dictionaries 42. The Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2010, ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6 , pp. 76 .

[3] Elsie ( Historical Dictionary . 2004) writes that the foundation stone was laid in 1993 by John Paul II. The detailed report on the Pope's visit by Michael Schmidt-Neke ( Habemus papam - review of the Pope's visit . In: German-Albanian Friendship Society (Hrsg.): Albanische Hefte . Volume 22, No. 2 , 1993, ISSN 0930-1437 , pp. 10-13 . ) does not contain a corresponding note.