Lucjan Avgustini (28 August 1963 – 22 May 2016) was an Albanian

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of the

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who served as the bishop of

Sapë Sapë ( la, Sapa, sr, Сапа) was a medieval fortress, located near the village of Nënshat, in the municipality of Vau i Dejës (belonging to Shkodër County, in modern Albania). It is attested since the 13th century, situated in the histor ...

. Avgustini was born in Ferizaj,

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. From 1989 to 2006 he was a priest of the Apostolic Administration of Prizren, while since 2006 he was the bishop of

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, until his death in 2016.

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