Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
Tiranen(sis)-Dyrracen(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese covering the Albanian capital Tirana and the port city of Durres, head of one of Albania's two ecclesiastical provinces. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Paul (Katedralja e Shen Palit) in Tirana. Archbishop Arjan Dodaj, F.D.C. has led the archdiocese since 30 November 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1209
- Latin
- Tiranen(sis)-Dyrracen(us)
- Patron
- São Paulo
- Annuario code
- 001003230
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 530,640
- Population
- 1,206,000
- Catholic share
- 44.0%
- Priests
- 36
- Catholics per priest
- 14,740
- Extent
- 2,263 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 234
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Arjan Dodaj, F.D.C.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Paul, Tirana stands in Tiranë-Durrës, 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.
The province of Tirane-Durres
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of RrëshenRrëshen
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church Metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Albania, Tiranë-Durrës (Latin: Archidioecesis Tiranensis-Dyrracena) has its cathedral episcopal see at Katedrale e Shën Palit in the city of Tirana, where the former cathedral, Kisha e Zemrës së Shenjtë të Jezusit, also stands.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].