Suffragan diocese Vau i Dejës, Albania
Diocese of Sapë
Sappen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in northern Albania erected in 1062, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Shkoder-Pult. Its cathedral is the Mother Teresa Cathedral (Katedralja e Nene Terezes) in Vau-Dejes. The see is vacant following the death of Bishop Simon Kulli on 29 November 2025; Giulio Marsili, O.F.M. has been named coadjutor bishop-elect.
On the map
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- Established
- 1062
- Catholics
- 63,960
- Priests
- 19
- Territory
- 2,544 km²
Parishes and churches
7 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Famullia “Shën Kolli” Vau-Dejës – Katedralja e DioqezësVau i Dejës · CathedralView parish
- Famullia “Lindja e Zojës” – RajëRajëView parish
- Famullia “Shën Gjergji” – IballëIballëView parish
- Famullia “Shën Jozefi” – Fushë ArrësFushë-ArrëzView parish
- Famullia “Shën Mëhilli” – FierzëFierzëView parish
- Famullia “Shën Sebastiani” – GjonpepajGjonpepajView parish
- Famullia “Zemra e Krishtit” – CërrnicëCërrnicëView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Mother Teresa Cathedral, Vau-Dejes stands in Vau i Dejës, 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
In Northern Albania, the Latin Church diocese of Sapë (Latin: Dioecesis Sappensis, Albanian: Dioqeza e Sapës) serves as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult. Its name comes from the town of Sapë (Sappa), which lies near the Drin, southeast of Lake Scutari; the diocesan cathedral, however, is Katedralja e Nënë Terezja in the town of Vau-Dejës, Shkodër County.