Diocese of Rrëshen, Albania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Rrëshen / Rrëshenien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Tiranë–Durrës

Patron Saint: St. Alexander

1888.12.25: Established as Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (from Diocese of Lezhë)
1890.12.30: Gained territory from Diocese of Sapë
1894.05.31: Gained territory from Diocese of Lezhë
1996.12.07: Promoted as Diocese of Rrëshen / Rrëshenien(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from Archdiocese of Durrës–Tiranë and became suffragan of Shkodrë)
2005.01.25: Became suffragan of Tiranë–Durrës

Address: Ipeshkë-via, Kishë Katedrale Katolike, Rruga Sh. Vinçeni de Paoli, Rrëshen, Albania

Bishop (2017.06.15 – ...):

Bishop Gjergj Meta (48)

President of Episcopal Conference of Albania

Bishops of Rrëshen (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gjergj Meta (48)
(2017.06.15 – ...)

Priest of Tiranë–Durrës (Albania) (2001.04.21 – 2017.06.15)

Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania) (2017.06.15 – ...)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Albania (2018.02.05 – 2024.02.20)

President of Episcopal Conference of Albania (2024.02.20 – ...)

Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. (85)
(2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15)

Bishop emeritus of Rrëshen (Albania)

Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania) (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15)

Bishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (75) (later Archbishop)
(1996.12.07 – 1998.03.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania)

Born:	1949.03.23 (San Marzano di San Giuseppe, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1974.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.01.06

Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania) (1996.12.07 – 1998.03.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania) (1998.03.28 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Albania (2012.09 – 2018.02.05)

President of Episcopal Conference of Albania (2021.02.04 – 2024.02.20)

Abbot Ordinaries of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (Roman Rite)

Blessed Bishop Frano Gjini
(1930.06.29 – 1946.01.04)