Metropolitan see Shkodër, Albania
Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult
Scodren(sis)-Pulaten(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Shkodre-Pult is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in northern Albania, with suffragan sees of Lezhe and Sape. It traces to the ancient see of Scutari, was elevated to archdiocese in 1867, and took its present name in 2005.
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- Established
- 305
- Catholics
- 166,700
- Priests
- 55
- Territory
- 4,113 km²
Parishes and churches
37 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Shën Vinçenc de PaoliVermoshView parish
- Zemra e KrishtitDobërView parish
- Zoja e Ngjiturit në QiellBarbullushView parish
- Zoja e RruzareBardahnjorView parish
- Zoja e RruzarësShkodërView parish
- Zoja KarmëBeltojëView parish
- Zojës së Këshillit të MirëShkodërView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Giovanni Peragine, B.
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The cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral stands in Shkodër, 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
One of Albania's two Metropolitan archdioceses of the Latin Church, Shkodër-Pult (Albanian: Kryedioqeza e Shkodrës-Pult, Latin: Archidioecesis Scodrensis-Pulatensis) was historically known as Scutari. Its cathedral in Shkoder, St. Stephen's Cathedral (Albanian: Katedralja e Shën Shtjefnit Protomartir), is dedicated to St. Stephen Protomartyr.