Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Tiranë-Durrës
latin=Archidioecesis Tiranensis-Dyrracenus
country= Albania
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of St. Paul in Tirana
cocathedral =
area= 2,263
population= 1,200,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 105,400
catholics_percent= 8.8
bishop= Rrok Kola Mirdita
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = George Anthony Frendo, O.P.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës {Latin: " Tiranen(sis)-Dyrracen(us)"} is an archdiocese located in the cities of Tiranë and Durrës in Albania.
History
* 1300: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durrës
* 1400?: Demoted as Archdiocese of Durrës
* December 23, 1992: Renamed as Archdiocese of Durrës – Tiranë
* January 25, 2005: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tiranë – Durrës
Leadership
* Archbishops of Tiranë-Durrës (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Rrok Kola Mirdita (since 2005.01.25)
* Archbishops of Durrës – Tiranë (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Rrok Kola Mirdita (1992.12.25 – 2005.01.25)
* Archbishops of Durrës (Roman rite)
** Bishop Nikollë Troshani (Apostolic Administrator 1958.04.18 – 1992)
** Archbishop Nicola Vincenzo Prennushi, O.F.M. (1940.06.26 – 1952)
** Archbishop Pietro Gjura (1929.05.15 – 1939.07.09)
** Archbishop Francesco Melchiori, O.F.M. (1922.05.22 – 1928)
** Archbishop Primo Bianchi (1893.07.17 – 1922)
** Archbishop Raffaele d’Ambrosio, O.F.M. (1847.12.17 – 1893.07.14)
uffragan Dioceses
* Rrëshen
* Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Albania
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tira0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtidu.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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