Albanian Orthodox Diocese of the Americas (Ecumenical Patriarchate)

The Albanian Orthodox Diocese of the Americas is the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Albanian Orthodox jurisdiction in the United States, with its office at 245 D Street in South Boston. Its diocesan website lists 1950 as the year it was established, originally under the name The Albanian-American Orthodox Episcopacy; some reference sources record 1949, so the founding date in the public record is not fully consistent.

As a diocese, its work is ecclesiastical rather than that of a typical secular nonprofit. It provides Orthodox pastoral oversight and diocesan administration for affiliated Albanian Orthodox parishes in the Western Hemisphere under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

The South Boston office sits in a neighborhood with deep Albanian Orthodox roots. Holy Trinity Albanian Orthodox Church, which has served South Boston since 1921, falls under the jurisdiction of this diocese, and St. George Albanian Orthodox Cathedral in Boston is among its affiliated parishes.

Readers should not confuse this body with the Albanian Archdiocese in America of the Orthodox Church in America, which is a separate jurisdiction that also keeps a chancery in South Boston. The two share a city and a community but are distinct church bodies. Independent press coverage and program details specific to this diocesan office are limited in the public record; the diocese's own website is the primary source for current information.