Christianity in Albania
[2] When the Christian church split in 1054, the north followed Rome while the south of the country stayed with Constantinople.
[4] The 2011 population census, gives the percentages of religious affiliations with 58% Muslim, 10% Catholic, 7% Orthodox and 25% atheist, nonreligious or other since the fall of Communism in 1991.
There are five dioceses in the country, including two archdioceses plus an Apostolic Administration covering southern Albania.
The northern Albanians adhered to Catholicism, whilst in the south they were followers of Eastern Orthodoxy.
With the split of the Church in 1054, Orthodoxy become the religion for the Albanians inhabiting the areas under the Byzantine rule.
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95–100%
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90–95%
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80–90%
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70–80%
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60–70%
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50–60%
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30–40%
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20–30%
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10–20%
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5–10%
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2–4%
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< 1%
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