Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Shkodër–Pult
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult ( la, Archidioecesis Scodrensis–Pulatensis), historically known as Scutari, is one of two Metropolitan
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of the
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of the
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."Diocese of Shkodrë (Scutari)"
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"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult"
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It
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archiepiscopal see is Katedralja e Shen Shtjefnit Protomartir, dedicated to St. Stephen Protomartyr, in Shkoder, which city also has : * Former cathedral: Church of St. Nicholas (Kishe Shenkollit), at Xhan, Shkodër * National Shrine of the Virgin of Good Counsel: Shenjtërorja e Zojës së Shkodrës.


Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 166,700 Catholics (70.0% of 238,000 total) on 4,113 km² in 40 parishes and 3 missions with 55 priests (21 diocesan, 34 religious), 220 lay religious (62 brothers, 158 sisters) and 9 seminarians.


Ecclesiastical province

The archdiocese has two
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sees: * the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë ( la, Dioecesis Alexiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Lezhë in the Ecclesiastical province of Shkodër–Pult in Albania. History * 1400: Established as Diocese of Lezhë Ordinaries * Bishops of ...
* the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.


History

* The diocese of Scutari (Shkodrë) was established circa 305. The first known bishop was Bassus (387). The bishops of Scutari were at first subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salonica (Thessaloniki,
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transferred the primacy, they became
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s of the Archdiocese of Justiniana Prima. In the early Middle Ages Scutari was suffragan of the
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(now Metropolitan of Bar, in
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). From 1063 to 1886 53 bishops of Scutari are known (none to the middle of the twelfth century). * In 1571 it gained territory from the suppressed diocese of Suacium (Svač, Šas). The ancient diocese of Ulcinium (Ulcinj, Dulcigno), in the territory of Scutari, was, in 1571, occupied by the Ottoman Turks and ceased to exist. Its bishops were suffragans of the Archbishop of Antivari. * In 1650 it gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Drivasto. Other ancient sees in this territory were the Diocese of Dinnastrum and Diocese of Balazum. * On 1867.03.14 it was promoted as Archdiocese of Shkodrë (Scutari) / Scodren(sis) (Latin) when Scutari was '' aeque principaliter'' united with the Archdiocese of Antivari, and in this way
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made Scutari an archdiocese. The first archbishop of the united diocese, Mgr. Karl Pooten, native of Teveren near
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/ref> who had been Apostolic Administrator of Antivari (1834–1855), died at Scutari on 15 January 1886. * On 23 October 1886, it was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë (Scutari) / Scodren(sis) (Latin), while the Archdiocese of Scutari was again separated from that of Antivari, and remained an archdiocese with three suffragans : the diocese of Alessio, diocese of Sappa and diocese of Pulati. * On 2005.01.25 it was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult / Shkodër–Pult (English) / Shkodra–Pulati / Scutari–Pult (Curiate Italian) / Scodren(sis)–Pulaten(sis) (Latin), having gained merged-in territory from the suppressed
Diocese of Pult The Diocese of Pult (Latin Pulati) ( la, Dioecesis Pulatensis) was a Latin Catholic diocese in northern Albania until abolished in 2005, when it was merged into the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult. History The bishopric was founded ...
* It enjoyed a Papal visit from
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in April 1993.


Episcopal ordinaries

(all
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), incomplete ;''Suffragan Bishops of Scutari (Shkodrë)'' * Bassus (387) * Senecio (432) * Andrew (519) * Stephen (590) * John (Iohannes Scoritanus) (598) * Constantine (601) ---- * George I (1141) * Peter I (Peter of Svač) (1199) * Anonymous (1251) * Stephen (Shtjefën Marini/Marin Žaretić?) = Stefano (? – 1303.11.18) * Miroslav (1307?–?) * Teodorico (1322–?) * Peter II (ca. 1325) ?= Pietro (1331?–?) * Marcus = Marco I (1346.08.20 – ?) * Martinus = Martino I (? – death 1367?) * Antin de Seluciis = da Saluzzo,
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(O.P.) (1367.04.23 – ?) * Francis = Francesco I (1388.05.04 – ?) * Henry = Enrico,
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(O.F.M.) (1390?–?) * Andruin = Andruino (1398?96 – ?) * Christopher = Cristoforo, Augustinian Order (O.E.S.A.) (1401.06.10 – 1401.12.14), next Bishop of Polignano (1401.12.14 – ?) * Migliorino Manfredi ( la, Migliarinus (Meliorinus)), O.F.M. (1401.12.14 – 1402?) * Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. (1402 – 1403.08.24), previously Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro) (1388 – 1395.02.05), Bishop of Calvi (Italy) (1395.02.05 – 1402); later Bishop of Bovino (Italy) (1403.08.24 – ?) * Progon ( la, Proganus Pintzenago) = Progano Printzenago (1403.08.14 – 1405?) * John = Giovanni I (1407.03.19 – death 1440?) * Emmanuel (Emanueli de Kandja) = Emanuele, O.P. (1451.01.09 – death 1459?) * Thaddeus (Tade Paskalika) = Taddeo Pascaligo (1465.03.06 – ?) * Bartholomew ( it, Bartolomeo Barbarigo) (1467.02.09 – 1471.10.11), also
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Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
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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 ...
(Albania) (1796.06.27 – 1808.07.08 * Antonio Dodmassei (1814.12.19 – death 1816.07.21), previously Bishop of
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(Albania) (1808.07.08 – 1814.12.19) * Nikolla Muriqi (1817.07.04 – death 1824.02.14) * Ambrogio Bruci (1824.08.24 – death 1831.06.21) * Benigno Albertini,
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(1844.02 – 1855.08.31), Metropolitan Archbishop of
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(1879.05.06 – 1886.11.23) as Auxiliary Bishop of
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(1887.01.07 – 1888.06.15); later Metropolitan Archbishop of
Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
(Macedonia) (1888.06.15 – death 1891.12.29) **
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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 ...
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Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
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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 ...
(Albania) (1905.08.07 – 1910.04.14); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Cyzicus (1921.10.14 – death 1922.04.11) * Lazaro Miedia = Lazarus (
Lazër Mjeda Lazër Mjeda (1869–1935) was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, and a member of the Mjeda family. Biography Lazër (Llazar) Mjeda was born in Shkodër, Ottoman Empire — present-day Albania — on March 6, 1869. From 1900 to 190 ...
) (''see above'' 19 October 1921 – death 8 July 1935) * Gaspar(e) (Gaspër Thaçi) (27 January 1936 – death 25 May 1946) **''
Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
Ernesto Çoba (1952.01.21 – death 1979.04.15), Titular Bishop of Midaëum (1952.01.21 – 1979.04.15)'' * Francis (Frano Illia) (25 December 1992 – death 22 October 1997), also President of Episcopal Conference of Albania (1993 – 22 October 1997) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Zef Simoni (born Albania) (25 December 1992 – retired 20 January 2004), Titular Bishop of Bararus (1992.12.25 – death 2009.02.21) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Shkodrë-Pult (Scutari-Pulati)'' * Angel (Angelo Massafra) (born Italy) (28 March 1998 – ...), President of Episcopal Conference of Albania (2000–2006 and 2012.09 – ...), previously Bishop of
Rrëshen Rrëshen ( sq-definite, Rrësheni) is a small town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, in northern Albania. History At the 2015 local government reform, Rrëshen became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mirditë. It was the ...
(Albania) (1996.12.07 – 1998.03.28).


See also

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List of Catholic dioceses in Albania The Catholic Church in Albania is composed of: * two Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces, comprising two metropolitan archdioceses and three suffragan dioceses * one pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Albanian Greek Catholic Church, a particular ...


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