▁although ▁dependent ▁on ▁Cor fu , ▁became ▁Catholic ▁and ▁remained ▁as ▁such ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁The ▁bishop ric ▁of ▁V l ore ▁also ▁converted ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁Ar ound ▁ 3 0 ▁Catholic ▁churches ▁and ▁monaster ies ▁were ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Helen ▁of ▁An jou , ▁as ▁Queen ▁cons ort ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Kingdom , ▁in ▁North ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁in ▁Ser bia . ▁New ▁bishop rics ▁were ▁created ▁especially ▁in ▁North ▁Alban ia , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Helen . ▁As ▁Catholic ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁expanded ▁with ▁Alban ia ▁as ▁a ▁strong hold , ▁Catholic ▁structures ▁began ▁appearing ▁as ▁far ▁af ield ▁as ▁Sk op je ▁( which ▁was ▁a ▁mostly ▁Ser bian ▁Orth odox y ▁city ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁bishop ▁there ▁being ▁pres ided ▁upon ▁by ▁the ▁Pope ▁himself ; ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁ 1 3 2 7 , ▁Sk op je ▁sees ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁appointed . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁D urr ë s ▁the ▁By z antine ▁r ite ▁continued ▁to ▁exist ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁after ▁An ge vin ▁con quest . ▁This ▁double - line ▁of ▁authority ▁created ▁some ▁confusion ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁and ▁a ▁contemporary ▁visitor ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁described ▁Alban ians ▁as ▁nor ▁they ▁are ▁entirely ▁Catholic ▁or ▁entirely ▁sch ism atic . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁fight ▁this