Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Albania | ![]() |
| Date | Change |
| Unknown | Titular Episcopal See of Aulon was established |
| 300 | Diocese of Amantia was established |
| 350 | Diocese of Shkodrë was established |
| 400 | Diocese of Amantia was suppressed |
| 400 | Diocese of Apollonia was established |
| 400 | Diocese of Drivasto was established |
| 400 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durrës was established |
| 400 | Diocese of Hadrianopolis in Epiro was established |
| 400 | Diocese of Lestrona was established |
| 400 | Diocese of Onchesmus was established |
| 400 | Diocese of Phœnice was established |
| 400 | Diocese of Scampa was established |
| 500 | Diocese of Apollonia was suppressed |
| 500 | Diocese of Lestrona was suppressed |
| 600 | Diocese of Onchesmus was suppressed |
| 600 | Diocese of Phœnice was suppressed |
| 600 | Diocese of Scampa was suppressed |
| 800 | Diocese of Stephaniacum was established |
| 900 | Diocese of Pult was established (became suffragan of Doclea) |
| 1000 | Diocese of Dagno was established |
| 1000 | Diocese of Hadrianopolis in Epiro was suppressed |
| 1062 | Diocese of Sapë was established |
| 1100 | Diocese of Arbano was established |
| 1100 | Diocese of Sarda was established |
| 1200 | Diocese of Croia was established |
| 1250 | Diocese of Butrinto was established |
| 1300 | Diocese of Balecio was established |
| 1300 | Diocese of Benda was established |
| 1300 | Diocese of Konavlje was established |
| 1400 | Diocese of Butrinto was suppressed |
| 1400 | Diocese of Craina was established |
| 1400 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durrës was demoted as Archdiocese of Durrës |
| 1400 | Diocese of Lezhë was established (became suffragan of Bar) |
| 1470 | Diocese of Konavlje was suppressed |
| 1500 | Diocese of Balecio was suppressed |
| 1500 | Diocese of Craina was suppressed |
| 1550 | Diocese of Croia was suppressed (to Diocese of Lezhë) |
| 1550 | Diocese of Dagno was suppressed |
| 1600 | Archdiocese of Durrës (Albanese Rite) was established |
| 1600 | Diocese of Sarda was suppressed (to Diocese of Sapë) |
| 1640 | Diocese of Arbano was suppressed (to Archdiocese of Durrës) |
| 1640 | Diocese of Benda was suppressed (to Archdiocese of Durrës) |
| 1640 | Diocese of Stephaniacum was suppressed (to Archdiocese of Durrës) |
| 1650 | Diocese of Drivasto was suppressed (to Diocese of Shkodrë) |
| 1700 | Titular Episcopal See of Apollonia was restored |
| 1703 | Diocese of Pult lost territory to Diocese of Sapë |
| 1840 | Archdiocese of Durrës (Albanese Rite) was suppressed |
| 1886.10.08 | Diocese of Shkodrë was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë (with suffragan sees Beograd and Pult) |
| 1888.12.25 | Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit was established (from Diocese of Lezhë) |
| 1890.12.30 | Diocese of Sapë lost territory to Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit |
| 1894.05.31 | Diocese of Lezhë lost territory to Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit |
| 1921 | Titular Episcopal See of Craina was restored |
| 1925 | Titular Episcopal See of Aulon was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Aulona |
| 1925 | Titular Episcopal See of Croia was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Croæ |
| 1926.03.10 | Archdiocese of Durrës lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia |
| 1929 | Titular Episcopal See of Aulona was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Aulon |
| 1930 | Titular Episcopal See of Croæ was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Croæ |
| 1930.01.25 | Diocese of Sapë exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë |
| 1930.01.25 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë exchanged territory with Diocese of Sapë |
| 1932 | Titular Episcopal See of Craina was suppressed |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Amantia was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Arbanum was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Aulon was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Aulon |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Balecium was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Buthrotum was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Chunavia was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Croæ was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Croæ |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Dagnum was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Drivastum was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Glavinitza was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Hadrianopolis in Epiro was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Lestrona was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Onchesmus was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Phœnice was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Pulcheriopolis was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Sarda was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Scampa was restored |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Stephaniacum was restored |
| 1939.11.11 | Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania was established (from Archdiocese of Durrës and became suffragan of Shkodrë) |
| 1992.12.23 | Archdiocese of Durrës was renamed as Archdiocese of Durrës–Tiranë |
| 1996.12.07 | Archdiocese of Durrës–Tiranë lost territory to Diocese of Rrëshen |
| 1996.12.07 | Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit was promoted as Diocese of Rrëshen (gained territory from Archdiocese of Durrës–Tiranë and became suffragan of Shkodrë) |
| 2005.01.25 | Diocese of Pult was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult) |
| 2005.01.25 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Pult and lost suffragan sees Pult, Rrëshen and Southern Albania) |
| 2005.01.25 | Archdiocese of Durrës–Tiranë was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës (with suffragan sees Rrëshen and Southern Albania) |
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