Diocese of Rrëshen

Diocese of Rrëshen; Dioecesis Rrësheniensis; Dioqeza e Rrëshenit
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Albania
Metropolitan	Tiranë–Durrës
Statistics
Area	4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2014); 241,000; 55,300 (22.9%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 December 1996
Cathedral	Cathedral of Jesus Saviour of the World
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Gjergj Meta
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Anthony Frendo
Bishops emeritus	Cristoforo Palmieri
Map
	Diocese of Rrëshen

The Diocese of Rrëshen (Latin: Dioecesis Rrësheniensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Rrëshen in the ecclesiastical province of Tiranë–Durrës in Albania.

History

December 25, 1888: Established as Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (St. Alexander Orosci)
December 7, 1996: Promoted as Diocese of Rrëshen^[1]

Territorial Abbots of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit
- Abbot Primo Dochi (1888.12.29 – 1919)
- Bishop Joseph Gionali (1921.08.28 – 1928.06.13)
- Bishop Francesco Gjini (1930.06.29 – 1946.01.04)
Bishops of Rrëshen
- Bishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (1996.12.07 – 1998.03.28, became Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodre-Pult)
  - Fr. Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M., Apostolic Administrator (2000.03.06 – 2005.11.23)
- Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15, Retired)
- Bishop Gjergj Meta (2017.06.15- Present)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.^[2]

Back to citation Marku, Gjergj (April 18, 2012). "Nga Abacia e Oroshit... te Dioqeza Rrëshen!". 77 News (in Albanian) (42): 7.
Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen, official website