Diocese of

Rrëshen

Albania Albania

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Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Rrëshen / Rrëshenien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Tiranë–Durrës

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: St. Alexander

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

Contact Info

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

Present Prelates

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

President of Episcopal Conference of Albania

Ordinaries

Bishops of Rrëshen (Roman Rite)

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

Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania)
President of Episcopal Conference of Albania

Feja vepron me dashuri

Born:1976.04.30 (Durrës, Albania)
Ordained Priest:2001.04.21
Consecrated Bishop:2017.09.02

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

Bishop emeritus of Rrëshen (Albania)

Krishti paqja jone / Christus pax nostra

Born:1939.05.24 (Bitonto, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1967.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:2005.12.28

Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania) (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15)

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

Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë–Pult (Albania)

Reconciliamini Deo

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 (2000 – 2006)

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)

Born:1886.02.20 (Shkodra, Albania)
Ordained Priest:1908.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:1930.10.28
Died:1948.03.11 🩸 (Lezhe, Albania † 62)
Beatified:2016.11.05 (Shkodër, Shkodër, Albania)

Abbot Ordinary of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (Albania) (1930.06.29 – 1946.01.04)

Titular Bishop of Semta (1930.07.03 – 1946.01.04)

Bishop of Lezhë (Albania) (1946.01.04 – 1948.03.11)

Bishop. Martyr.

Bishop Joseph Gionali
(1921.08.28 – 1928.06.13)

Born:1875.05.06
Ordained Priest:1900.03.10
Consecrated Bishop:1922.01.15
Died:1952.12.20 († 77)

Abbot Ordinary of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (Albania) (1921.08.28 – 1928.06.13)

Titular Bishop of Callinicum (1921.11.21 – 1928.06.13)

Bishop of Sapë (Albania) (1928.06.13 – 1935.10.30)

Titular Bishop of Rhesaina (1935.10.30 – 1952.12.20)

Abbot Primo Dochi
(1888.12.29 – 1919)

Born:1846.02.07
Died:1919 († 73)

Abbot Ordinary of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (Albania) (1888.12.29 – 1919)

Special Churches

Lezhë (←), Sapë (↖), Tiranë–Durrës (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,977 km²

Population: 50,400 Catholics (29.7% of 169,700 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes, 19 missions

Personnel: 6 priests (3 diocesan, 3 religious), 24 religious (4 brothers, 20 sisters), 1 seminarian

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Religious

Seminarians

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