Dodë Gjergji (born 16 January 1963) is a Kosovan prelate of the

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. Since 2006, he serves as

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. In 2018, when the apostolic administration was elevated to the status of the

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, he became the first diocesan bishop. Dodë Gjergji was born in Stublla near Viti,

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. From 2000 to 2005 he was the

of Sapë in

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. He was appointed the bishop of Sapë on 23 November 2005 and consecrated on 5 January 2006. On 12 December 2006 he was appointed the

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. On 5 September 2018,

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elevated the apostolic administration as a new diocese and appointed Dodë Gjergji as its first diocesan bishop. As Bishop, Dodë Gjergji is also the president of Caritas Kosovo.

References

External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Dodë Gjergji

1963 births Living people People from Viti, Kosovo Kosovo Albanians Kosovan Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Albania {{Albania-bio-stub