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Apostolic administration Vlorë, Albania

Apostolic Administration of Albania Meridionale

Albaniae Meridionalis

Latin Church

Apostolic administration erected in 1939 for the Catholic faithful of both Latin and Byzantine rites in southern Albania, immediately subject to the Holy See. After the see changed hands in 2025-2026, Fr. Flavio Cavallini, O.F.M. was appointed apostolic administrator on 25 April 2026.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Louis in Vlorë, in Vlorë, Albania.

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Established
1939
Catholics
1,921
Priests
3
Territory
16,172 km²

Parishes and churches

7 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Flavio Cavallini, O.F.M.

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The cathedral

Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Louis in Vlorë stands in Vlorë, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Covering the southern regions of Albania, the Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania (Albanian: Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut, Latin: Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis, Italian: Albania Meridionale) exercises jurisdiction over all Catholics in its territory, Latin Church faithful and Byzantine Catholics alike. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës, and its cathedra stands in the Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary and St.