1 8 7 0 ▁juris dict ional ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁Bulg ari ans ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁the ▁Patri arch ate ▁did ▁not ▁desire ▁further ▁sch isms ▁within ▁its ▁ranks . ▁Indeed , ▁so ▁strong ▁was ▁the ▁rival ry ▁of ▁Gree ks ▁with ▁Orth odox ▁Alban ians ▁who ▁opt ed ▁for ▁separate ▁cultural ▁activities , ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁category ▁such ▁as ▁Papa ▁Krist o ▁Neg ov ani , ▁a ▁priest ▁educated ▁in ▁Greek ▁schools , ▁S ot ir ▁O ll ani , ▁Pet ro ▁N ini ▁Lu ar asi , ▁Nu ci ▁N aco ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁murder ed ▁for ▁their ▁patri otic ▁efforts . ▁ ▁National ist ▁fer vor ▁ran ▁high ▁in ▁Alban ian ▁imm igr ant ▁communities ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁When , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁a ▁Greek ▁priest ▁from ▁an ▁independent ▁Greek ▁parish ▁in ▁Hudson , ▁Massachusetts , ▁refused ▁to ▁b ury ▁an ▁Alban ian ▁national ist , ▁an ▁out rag ed ▁Alban ian ▁community ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁mission ary ▁dioc ese ▁to ▁assist ▁them ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁separate ▁Alban ian - language ▁parish ▁within ▁the ▁mission ary ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁F an ▁N oli , ▁an ▁ar dent ▁Alban ian ▁national ist ▁and ▁former ▁parish ▁cant or , ▁was ▁subsequently ▁ord ained ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁by ▁a ▁sympath etic ▁Metropolitan ▁Pl aton ▁to ▁serve ▁this ▁new ▁Alban ian ▁parish . ▁N oli ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁organ ize ▁five ▁additional ▁Alban ian ▁par ishes