figures reveal the percentage of Catholics is 21.3 There are five dioceses in the country, including two archdioceses plus an Apostolic Administration covering southern Albania. Prior to the Ottoman invasion, Christianity was the religion of all Albanians. The northern Albanians adhered to Catholicism, whilst in the south they were followers of Eastern Orthodoxy. Protestantism There are about 8,000 Protestants in Albania, grouped among 189 Protestant associations including the Albanian Evangelical Alliance (VUSH). See also Religion in Albania Eastern Orthodoxy in Albania Catholic Church in Albania Protestantism in Albania Further reading Tönnes, Bernhard. "Albania." In The Encyclopedia of Christianity, edited by Erwin Fahlbusch and Geoffrey William Bromiley, 35–36. Vol. 1. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999. References External links