Sapë (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Benvenuto , O.F.M. † (2 Jul 1376 Appointed - )
Pietro Zaccario † (4 May 1395 Appointed - )
Michele † (3 Jul 1422 Appointed - 1425 Died)
Pierre , O.S.B. † (13 Jul 1425 Appointed - 1428 Died)
Matteo Ermolao † (6 Mar 1433 Appointed - 11 Apr 1440 Appointed, Bishop of Arbe (Rab))
Giorgio † (13 Jun 1440 Appointed - )
Emanuele , O.P. † ( 1459 Appointed - 1464 Died)
Barthelemy Barbarigo † ( 1468 Appointed - 11 Oct 1471 Appointed, Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo))
Marino Summa † (22 Feb 1473 Appointed - )
Gabriel , O.F.M. † (10 Mar 1479 Appointed - )
Prosdocimus † (20 Dec 1490 Appointed - )
Pietro Strebbigna † ( 1503 Appointed - 1508 Died)
Domingo García, O.P. † (5 Jul 1508 Appointed - )
Pierre Tallon, O.F.M. † (27 Jun 1513 Appointed - )
Juan Buenaventura de Valderrama, O.F.M. † (3 Sep 1518 Appointed - 1520 Died)
Afonso Cavalheiro, O.F.M. Conv. † (6 Feb 1521 Appointed - )
Tossolus (Teobaldo) Blancus (Bianchi) † (26 Apr 1560 Appointed - Oct 1582 Died)
Giorgio Palma † (9 Sep 1583 Appointed - 1594 Died)
Nicola Bianchi † (7 Nov 1594 Appointed - 1620 Died)
Simoni Jeçi † (26 Oct 1620 Appointed - 1621 Died)
Pietro Budi † (21 Jul 1621 Appointed - Dec 1622 Died)
Giorgio Bianchi † (22 May 1623 Appointed - 1 Oct 1635 Appointed, Archbishop of Bar (Antivari))
Francesco Bianchi † (17 Dec 1635 Appointed - 1643 Died)
Giorgio Bianchi † (14 Nov 1644 Appointed - 16 Oct 1646 Died)
Simeone de Summis, O.F.M. † (27 May 1647 Appointed - Dec 1672 Died)
Stefano de Gaspare † (29 May 1673 Appointed - 14 Feb 1680 Died)
Martin Jelić † (28 Sep 1682 Appointed - May 1684 Died)
Giorgio Teodori † (12 Nov 1685 Appointed - Jul 1706 Died)
Egidio Quinto, O.F.M. Ref. † (21 Mar 1707 Appointed - 8 Feb 1719 Appointed, Archbishop of Bar (Antivari))
Marino Gini † (29 Mar 1719 Appointed - 1720 Died)
John Galata † (30 Sep 1720 Appointed - 15 Nov 1728 Appointed, Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio})
Basilio Lindi † (15 Dec 1728 Appointed - Nov 1744 Died)
Lazzaro Vladagni † (9 Mar 1746 Appointed - 21 Jul 1749 Appointed, Archbishop of Bar (Antivari))
Giorgio (Gjergi) Vladagni † (27 Apr 1750 Appointed - 9 Mar 1765 Died)
Nicola Lindi † (5 Aug 1765 Appointed - 19 Aug 1791 Died)
Gjon Logorezzi (Logoreci) † (26 Sep 1791 Appointed - 21 Dec 1794 Died)
Antonio Angelo Radovani † (27 Jun 1796 Appointed - 8 Jul 1808 Appointed, Bishop of Shkodrë (Scutari))
Marco Negri † (8 Jul 1808 Appointed - 13 May 1820 Died)
Lekë Summa † (5 Dec 1820 Appointed - 23 Dec 1826 Died)
Lazzaro Vladagni Bianchi † (24 Apr 1827 Appointed - 13 Apr 1829 Died)
Pietro Borzi † (18 Dec 1829 Appointed - 13 Feb 1839 Died)
Jean de Split, O.F.M. Obs. † (24 Sep 1839 Appointed - )
Antun (Antonio) Bašić (Bassich) † (10 Jan 1840 Appointed - Feb 1840 Resigned)
Giorgio Labella, O.F.M. Ref. † (2 Oct 1840 Appointed - 26 Nov 1844 Appointed, Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo))
Pietro Severini, O.F.M. Ref. † (26 Nov 1844 Appointed - 6 Nov 1873 Died)
Giulio Marsili, O.F.M. Obs. † (11 Nov 1873 Succeeded - 11 May 1890 Resigned)
Lorenzo Petris de Dolammare † (5 Aug 1890 Appointed - 12 Jun 1892 Resigned)
Gabriele Neviani, O.F.M. Ref. † (10 Jan 1893 Appointed - 12 Mar 1900 Resigned)
Lazër Mjeda (Miedia) † (10 Nov 1900 Appointed - 10 Jan 1905 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë)
Jacobus Sereggi † (7 Aug 1905 Appointed - 14 Apr 1910 Appointed, Archbishop of Shkodrë)
Giorgio Koletsi † (21 Sep 1911 Appointed - 2 Jan 1928 Died)
Joseph Gjonali (Gionali) † (13 Jun 1928 Appointed - 30 Oct 1935 Resigned)
Bl. Nikollë Vinçenc Prennushi, O.F.M. † (27 Jan 1936 Appointed - 26 Jun 1940 Appointed, Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo))
Gjergj Volaj † (26 Jun 1940 Appointed - 3 Apr 1948 Died)
Dodë Gjergji (23 Nov 2005 Appointed - 12 Dec 2006 Appointed, Apostolic Administrator of Prizren)
Lucjan Avgustini † (12 Dec 2006 Appointed - 22 May 2016 Died)
Simon Kulli (15 Jun 2017 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
1062	Erected		Diocese of Sapë (erected)
25 January 1930	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sapë (MazreTcu and ShllaJcu)	Archdiocese of Shkodrë
25 January 1930	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Shkodrë (Staßa)	Diocese of Sapë

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1944 16,597 ap1991

1999 159,000 177,000 89.8% 3 3 6 26,500 7 14 17 ap2000

2000 91,000 177,000 51.4% 4 4 8 11,375 8 22 17 ap2001

2001 90,000 200,000 45.0% 4 5 9 10,000 9 47 20 ap2002

2002 90,000 200,000 45.0% 4 5 9 10,000 9 57 20 ap2003

2003 90,000 200,000 45.0% 11 3 14 6,428 10 49 24 ap2004

2004 90,000 200,000 45.0% 10 4 14 6,428 6 49 33 ap2005

2010 70,300 203,000 34.6% 10 5 15 4,686 1 7 44 32 ap2011

2014 70,701 202,800 34.9% 11 8 19 3,721 1 9 51 32 ap2015

2017 70,100 135,000 51.9% 4 10 14 5,007 1 13 55 33 ap2018

2020 65,800 133,850 49.2% 11 8 19 3,463 9 51 32 ap2021

2022 64,600 132,630 48.7% 11 8 19 3,400 10 51 32 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1944	16,597											ap1991
1999	159,000	177,000	89.8%	3	3	6	26,500		7	14	17	ap2000
2000	91,000	177,000	51.4%	4	4	8	11,375		8	22	17	ap2001
2001	90,000	200,000	45.0%	4	5	9	10,000		9	47	20	ap2002
2002	90,000	200,000	45.0%	4	5	9	10,000		9	57	20	ap2003
2003	90,000	200,000	45.0%	11	3	14	6,428		10	49	24	ap2004
2004	90,000	200,000	45.0%	10	4	14	6,428		6	49	33	ap2005
2010	70,300	203,000	34.6%	10	5	15	4,686	1	7	44	32	ap2011
2014	70,701	202,800	34.9%	11	8	19	3,721	1	9	51	32	ap2015
2017	70,100	135,000	51.9%	4	10	14	5,007	1	13	55	33	ap2018
2020	65,800	133,850	49.2%	11	8	19	3,463		9	51	32	ap2021
2022	64,600	132,630	48.7%	11	8	19	3,400		10	51	32	ap2023