Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen

The Diocese of Rrëshen (Latin: Dioecesis Rrësheniensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Rrëshen in the Ecclesiastical province of Tiranë–Durrës in Albania.

Diocese of Rrëshen

Dioecesis Rrësheniensis

Dioqeza e Rrëshenit
Location
CountryAlbania
MetropolitanTiranë–Durrës
Statistics
Area4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
241,000
55,300 (22.9%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 December 1996
CathedralCathedral of Jesus Saviour of the World
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGjergj Meta
Metropolitan ArchbishopGeorge Anthony Frendo
Map

  Diocese of Rrëshen

History

Ordinaries

  • Territorial Abbots of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit
    • Abbot Primo Dochi (1888.12.29 – 1919)
    • Bishop Joseph Gionali (1921.08.28 – 1928.06.13)
    • Bishop Francesco Gjini (1930.06.29 – 1946.01.04)
  • Bishops of Rrëshen
    • Bishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (1996.12.07 – 1998.03.28, became Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodre-Pult)
    • Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15, Retired)
    • Bishop Gjergj Meta (2017.06.15- Present)

See also

References

  1. Marku, Gjergj (April 18, 2012). "Nga Abacia e Oroshit... te Dioqeza Rrëshen!". 77 News (in Albanian) (42): 7.

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