The Diocese of Rrëshen () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Rrëshen in the ecclesiastical province of Tiranë–Durrës in Albania.

History December 25, 1888: Established as Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (St. Alexander Orosci) December 7, 1996: Promoted as Diocese of Rrëshen

Ordinaries Territorial Abbots of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit Abbot Primo Dochi (1888.12.29 – 1919) Bishop Joseph Gionali (1921.08.28 – 1928.06.13) Bishop Francesco Gjini (1930.06.29 – 1946.01.04) Bishops of Rrëshen Bishop Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (1996.12.07 – 1998.03.28, became Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodre-Pult) Fr. Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M., Apostolic Administrator (2000.03.06 – 2005.11.23) Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15, Retired) Bishop Gjergj Meta (2017.06.15- Present)

See also Roman Catholicism in Albania

References

Sources and External Links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy