odox y ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census , ▁ 6 . 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁population ▁ad here ▁to ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁Three ▁eth nic ▁groups , ▁Alban ians , ▁Gree ks , ▁and ▁A rom ani ans , ▁account ▁for ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Alban ia ' s ▁Orth odox ▁bel ie vers . ▁Metropolitan ▁The of an ▁F an ▁N oli ▁established ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Orth odox ▁Mission ▁under ▁the ▁American ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁Although ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ity ▁has ▁existed ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁AD , ▁and ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁histor ically ▁constit uted ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁ ▁of ▁Alban ia , ▁the ▁first ▁Orth odox ▁lit ur gy ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁language ▁was ▁celebrated ▁not ▁in ▁Alban ia , ▁but ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁Sub sequently , ▁when ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁was ▁allowed ▁no ▁official ▁existence ▁in ▁commun ist ▁Alban ia , ▁Alban ian ▁Orth odox y ▁surv ived ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Boston ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 8 9 ). ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁curious ▁history ▁that ▁closely ▁ent w ines ▁Alban ian ▁Orth odox y ▁with ▁the ▁Bay ▁State . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Alban ians , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁them ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁from ▁sout he astern ▁Alban ia , ▁em igr ated ▁to