Suffragan diocese Rrëshen, Albania
Diocese of Rrëshen
Rrëshenien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in north-central Albania, erected 7 December 1996 from territory of the Archdiocese of Durres-Tirana and suffragan of Tirane-Durres since 2005. Its cathedral, dedicated to Jesus the Only Savior of the World, was dedicated in Rreshen in 2002. Bishop Gjergj Meta, appointed 15 June 2017, has also served as president of the Episcopal Conference of Albania since 2024.
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- Established
- 1996
- Catholics
- 50,400
- Priests
- 7
- Territory
- 4,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Gjergj Meta
- Born
- 30 April 1976
- Birthplace
- Durrës
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Jesus the Only Savior of the World, Rreshen stands in Rrëshen, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Located in the city of Rrëshen, this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Rrësheniensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tiranë-Durrës in Albania.