Dodë Gjergji Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Dodë Gjergji
Bishop of Prizren
Church:Roman Catholic
Diocese:Diocese of Prizren
Appointed:12 December 2006
Predecessor:Marko Sopi
Ordination:15 August 1989
Consecration:5 January 2006
Consecrated By:John Bulaitis
Birth Date:16 January 1963
Nationality:Kosovan
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Bishop of Sapë (2005-2006)

Dodë Gjergji (born 16 January 1963) is a Kosovan prelate of the Catholic Church. Since 2006, he serves as Apostolic Administrator of Prizren. In 2018, when the apostolic administration was elevated to the status of the diocese, he became the first diocesan bishop.

Dodë Gjergji was born in Stublla near Viti, SFR Yugoslavia. From 2000 to 2005 he was the Apostolic Administrator of Sapë in Albania. He was appointed the bishop of Sapë on 23 November 2005 and consecrated on 5 January 2006. On 12 December 2006 he was appointed the apostolic administrator of Prizren.[1]

On 5 September 2018, Pope Francis elevated the apostolic administration as a new diocese and appointed Dodë Gjergji as its first diocesan bishop.

As Bishop, Dodë Gjergji is also the president of Caritas Kosovo.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Dodë Gjergji. 7 August 2010.
  2. Web site: History of Caritas Kosova . caritaskosova.org . 12 July 2024.