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The
Catholic Church in Albania is composed of:
Current Catholic dioceses
Ecclesiastical province of Shkodër–Pult: Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult
Diocese of Sapë
Diocese of Lezhë
Ecclesiastical province of Tiranë-Durrës: Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës
Diocese of Rrëshen
Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
Actual Latin Catholic sees
Latin Ecclesiastical province of Tiranë-Durrës
Ecclesiastical jurisdictions
|
Latin name
|
Type
|
Former name
|
Established
|
Area (km2)
|
Rrëshen
|
Rrësheniensis
|
Diocese
|
|
25 December 1888
|
3,463
|
Tiranë–Durrës
|
Tiranensis–Dyrracenus
|
Metropolitan Archdiocese
|
|
1300
|
2,263
|
Latin Ecclesiastical province of Shkodër–Pult
Ecclesiastical jurisdictions
|
Latin name
|
Type
|
Former name
|
Established
|
Area (km2)
|
Lezhë
|
Alexiensis
|
Diocese
|
Alessio
|
1400
|
750
|
Sapë
|
Sappensis
|
Diocese
|
|
1062
|
2,544
|
Shkodër–Pult
|
Scodrensis–Pulatensis
|
Metropolitan Archdiocese
|
Scutari–Pulsi
|
14 March 1867
|
2,363
|
Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical jurisdictions
|
Latin name
|
Type
|
Rite
|
Ecclesiastical province
|
Established
|
Area (km2)
|
Southern Albania
|
Albaniae Meridionalis
|
Apostolic Administration
|
Byzantine
|
Tiranë–Durrës
|
11 November 1939
|
16,172
|
Defunct Latin jurisdictions
Titular Latin Catholic sees
Ecclesiastical jurisdictions
|
Latin name
|
Established
|
Arbanum (Arbano, Albano)
|
Arbanensis
|
1166 (as diocese)
|
Chunavia (Konavlje)
|
Chunaviensis
|
1933
|
Dagnum (Dagno)
|
Dagnensis
|
late 14th century (as diocese)
|
Phoenice
|
Phoenicius
|
1933
|
- One Metropolitan
Titular archbishopric:
Achrida
-
Titular bishoprics :
Amantia (Amanzia),
Apollonia,
Aulon,
Balecium (Balecio / Balezo),
Benda,
Buthrotum (Butrinto),
Craina,
Croæ,
Drivastum (Drivasto / Drisht),
Glavinitza,
Hadrianopolis in Epiro,
Lestrona,
Onchesmus (Onchesmo),
Pulcheriopolis,
Sarda,
Scampa,
Stephaniacum (Stefaniaco)
Other defunct Latin jurisdictions
Several (arch)bishoprics had their title integrated into the merger:
See also
Sources and external links