List of Catholic dioceses in Albania explained

The Catholic Church in Albania is composed of:

two Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces, comprising two metropolitan archdioceses and three suffragan dioceses
one pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Albanian Greek Catholic Church, a particular church sui iuris using the Byzantine Rite Albanian language, comprising only a single Apostolic administration.

Current Catholic dioceses

Actual Latin Catholic sees

Latin Ecclesiastical province of Tiranë-Durrës

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Type	Former name	Established	Area (km²)
Rrëshen	Rrësheniensis	Diocese			3,463
Tiranë–Durrës	Tiranensis–Dyrracenus	Metropolitan Archdiocese			2,263

Latin Ecclesiastical province of Shkodër–Pult

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Type	Former name	Established	Area (km²)
Lezhë	Alexiensis	Diocese	Alessio		750
Sapë	Sappensis	Diocese			2,544
Shkodër–Pult	Scodrensis–Pulatensis	Metropolitan Archdiocese	Scutari–Pulsi		2,363

Albanian Greek Catholic Church

Defunct Latin jurisdictions

Titular Latin Catholic sees

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Established
Arbanum (Arbano, Albano)	Arbanensis	(as diocese)
Chunavia (Konavlje)	Chunaviensis
Dagnum (Dagno)	Dagnensis	late 14th century (as diocese)
Phoenice	Phoenicius

One Metropolitan Titular archbishopric: Achrida
Titular bishoprics : Amantia (Amanzia), Apollonia, Aulon, Balecium (Balecio / Balezo), Benda, Buthrotum (Butrinto), Craina, Croæ, Drivastum (Drivasto / Drisht), Glavinitza, Hadrianopolis in Epiro, Lestrona, Onchesmus (Onchesmo), Pulcheriopolis, Sarda, Scampa, Stephaniacum (Stefaniaco)

Other defunct Latin jurisdictions

Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit, merged into Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen

Several (arch)bishoprics had their title integrated into the merger:

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durrës (Durazzo), merged into Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pulati, merged into Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult
Roman Catholic Diocese of Shkodër (Shkodrë), merged into Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult

See also

List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)

Sources and external links