The Albanian Bishops' Conference (KISH) ( sq, Konferenca Ipeshkvnore e Shqipërisë; la, Conferentia Episcopalis Albaniæ) is an
episcopal conference
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to ...
of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...
in
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 share ...
. The conference is organized by Archbishop Angelo Massafra, Archbishop and Metropolitan of Shkodrë-Pult conducted. It is a member of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE).
Members
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Angelo Massafra
Angelo Massafra (23 March 1949) is an Italian Catholic archbishop of Arbëreshë ancestry, metropolitan archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult since 25 January 2005.
Life
He was born on 23 March 1949 in San Marzano di ...
OFM, Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult
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George Anthony Frendo
George Anthony Frendo O.P. (born 4 April 1946) is a Maltese prelate and the Archbishop Emeritus of Tiranë-Durrës in Albania.
George Frendo was born in Qormi Malta on April 4, 1946. At the age of 15 he was professed as a member of the order of ...
OP, Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës
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Cristoforo Palmieri CM, Bishop Emeritus of Rrëshen
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Giovanni Peragine, Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania
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Ottavio Vitale RCJ, Bishop of Lezhë
* Simon Kulli, Bishop of Sape
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Albania
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Mother Teresa
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, MC (; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa ( sq, Nënë Tereza), was an Indian-Albanian Catholic nun who, in 1950, founded the Missionaries of Charity. Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu () was ...
References
External links
Official website
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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 share ...
Catholic Church in Albania