Roman Catholic Diocese Of Lezhë
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The Diocese of Lezhë (, ) is a
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diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
of the
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located in the city of
Lezhë Lezhë (, sq-definite, Lezha) is a List of cities and towns in Albania, city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Lezhë County and Lezhë Municipality. It is one of Albania's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously i ...
in the
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of Shkodër–Pult in
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.


History

* 1400: Established as Diocese of Lezhë


Ordinaries

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Lezhë (Roman rite) ** Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (2005.11.23 – Present) ** Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (Apostolic Administrator 2000.02.05 – 2005.11.23) ** Bishop Françesk Gjini (1946.01.04 – 1949) ** Bishop
Luigj Bumçi Luigj Bumçi (7 November 1872 – 1 March 1945) was an Albanian Catholic religious and political figure. Life Dom Luigj Bumçi was born in Shkodër, back then in the Scutari Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire, on 7 November 1872 in an Albanian Ca ...
(1911.09.18 – 1943) ** Bishop Leonard Stefan Deda, O.F.M. (1908.04.21 – 1910.10.08) ** Bishop Francesco Malczynski (1870.05.24 – 1908) ** Bishop Paolo Dodmassei (1858.05.02 – ?) ** Archbishop Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. (1853.09.27 – 1858.06.04) ** Bishop Gabriele Barissich Bosniese, O.F.M. (1826.09.19 – ?) ** Bishop Nikollë Malci (1797–1826) ** Bishop Mëhill Kryezezi (1786–1797) ** Bishop Gjergj Junki (1765–1786) ** Bishop Anton Kryezezi, O.F.M. (1750–1765) ** Bishop Pal Kampsi (1748–1750) ** Bishop
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(1739–148) ** Bishop Gjon Gallata (1728–1739) ** Bishop
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(1692–1699) ** Bishop Gjergj Vladanji (1656–1692) ** Bishop Benedict Orsini, O.F.M. (1621–1654) ** Bishop Innocent Stoicini, O.S.B. (1596–1620) ** Bishop Marin Braiani, O.F.M. (1578.10.15 – 1596) ** Bishop Fernando Rojas, O. de M. (1519.11.19 – ?) ** Bishop Blasius Vramay, O.P. (1467.06.01 – 1498) ** Bishop Pierre Sarda de Pirano, O.F.M. (1426.11.27 – ?) ** Bishop Andrea Suma (1405–1426)


See also

*
Roman Catholicism in Albania The Catholic Church in Albania () is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. At the 2023 census, the percentage of Catholics was 8.38%. Catholicism is strongest in the northwestern part o ...
* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Albania


Sources


GCatholic.org



External links


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