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Diocese of Rrėshen

Dioecesis Rrėsheniensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gjergj Meta, Bishop
  • Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7 December 1996
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tiranė-Durrės
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Albania
  • Square Kilometers: 2,977 (1,149 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Ipeshkevia, Kishė Katedrale Katolike, Rruga Shen Vincenc de Paoli, 4601 Rrėshen, Shqipėria
  • Telephone: 672.017.757
  • Fax: (216)22.733

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Abbey of Shėn Llezhri i Oroshit (Orosh)
25 December 1888ErectedTerritorial Abbey of Shėn Llezhri i Oroshit (Orosh) (erected)
Diocese of Rrėshen
7 December 1996ErectedArchdiocese of Durrės-Tiranė
Territorial Abbey of Shėn Llezhri i Oroshit (Orosh) (suppressed)
Diocese of Rrėshen (erected) (Rrėshen (Mirdita), Burrel, Bulquize, and Peshkopi)
25 January 2005Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Rrėshen (from Shkodrë)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Abbey of Shėn Llezhri i Oroshit (Orosh)
195018,510131141,32217ap1951
Diocese of Rrėshen
199970,000259,00027.0%7710,00081017ap2000
200070,000260,00026.9%7710,00081417ap2001
200165,000250,00026.0%5513,0006145ap2002
200260,000240,00025.0%14512,00051417ap2003
200355,000235,00023.4%4486,87541617ap2004
200457,000240,00023.8%4378,14231817ap2005
201055,200240,70022.9%84124,60042617ap2011
201455,300241,00022.9%3586,91252410ap2015
201755,200235,00023.5%3369,20032210ap2018
202051,475173,35129.7%4377,3533249ap2021
202250,890171,37029.7%4377,27042513ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Rrėshen
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 89, Page 156, and Page 157
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 131, and Page 132

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