Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen

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Diocese of Rrëshen

Dioecesis Rrësheniensis

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

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

History[]

Ordinaries[]

  • Territorial Abbots of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit
    • Abbot (1888.12.29 – 1919)
    • Bishop (1921.08.28 – 1928.06.13)
    • Bishop (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 , C.M. (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15, Retired)
    • Bishop (2017.06.15- Present)

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Albania

References[]

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

Sources and External Links[]

Coordinates: 41°46′07″N 19°52′38″E / 41.7687°N 19.8772°E / 41.7687; 19.8772

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