Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen

Roman Catholic diocese in Albania
  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.

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.

Sources and External Links

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy
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