▁Cre te , ▁originally ▁spread ing ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁Be kt ashi ▁community . ▁There ▁are ▁K ad ri ▁te kk es ▁in ▁Tir ana , ▁Ber at ▁and ▁P eq in , ▁but ▁the ▁main ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁K ad ris ▁is ▁P esh kop ia ▁in ▁Di ber ▁County . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁they ▁were ▁finally ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁religious ▁community ; ▁since ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Commun ism , ▁they ▁have ▁reconst it uted ▁themselves ▁and ▁now ▁have ▁an ▁operating ▁tek ke ▁in ▁P esh kop ia . ▁▁ ▁Christian ity ▁▁▁ ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁about ▁ 1 0 . 0 3 % ▁of ▁Alban ia ' s ▁population ▁declared ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Christian ity ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census . ▁Alban ia ▁once ▁number ed ▁eigh teen ▁epis cop al ▁Se es , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁having ▁un inter rupted ▁activity ▁from ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ism ▁until ▁today . ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁bridge head ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans , ▁with ▁Catholic ▁Alban ians ▁playing ▁a ▁role ▁not ▁unlike ▁the ▁Cro ats ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁In ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁Alban ia ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁many ▁Catholic ▁r ul ers , ▁including ▁n atives ▁but ▁not ably ▁the ▁An ge v ins ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense