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–DyrracenusMetropolitan 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–PulatensisMetropolitan Archdiocese Scutari–Pulsi 2,363
Albanian Greek Catholic Church Ecclesiastical jurisdictions Latin name Type Rite Ecclesiastical province Established Area (km2) Southern Albania Albaniae Meridionalis Apostolic Administration Byzantine Tiranë–Durrës 16,172
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 GCatholic.org. Catholic-Hierarchy