Matej Krasniqi (1763 - 1827
/ref> or 1829 ), also referred as Matteo Granisch or Matthaeus Crasnich, was an

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cleric, who served as Archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje (Lat:''Dioecesis Scopiensis''), is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in North Macedonia. From the 4th century to 1656, when it was renamed to Archdiocese of Skopje, it was known as the ...

from 8 March 1816 to 1829. He was born in

Prizren ) , settlement_type = Municipality and city , image_skyline = Prizren Collage.jpg , imagesize = 290px , image_caption = View of Prizren , image_alt = View of Prizren , image_flag ...

on 11 January 1763. He was appointed Archbishop of Dicese of Skopje on 8 March 1816, and ordained bishop on 22 September the same year. He died in 1827 or 1829.

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