Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren
Infobox Roman Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of=Apostolic Administration of Prizren
Latin name of diocese=Apostolica Administratio Prisrianensis
legend|#ff0070|Apostolic Administration of Prizren in Kosovo - Violet]
caption=Catholic Church in Serbia and Kosovo
location=Prizren, District of Prizren, Kosovo
territory=Kosovo
population=65,000 Catholics
rite=Latin Rite
patron=Blessed Virgin Mary
province=Immediately Subject to the Holy See
established=1000
cathedral=Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour,
Cathedral of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (under construction)
co-cathedral=
leadership=Bishops of Prizren
website= [http://www.kishakatolike.org/ Apostolic Administration of Prizren]
ordinary=Dodë GjergjiApostolic Administrator of Prizren
auxiliary=The Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Prizren is an ecclesiastical territory or Apostolic Administration of the Roman Catholic Church in Kosovo. It is centred in the city of Prizren. It was erected as an Apostolic Administration 2000 after being split from the Skopje-Prizren Diocese.
Bishop Dodë Gjergji currently serves as administrator of the Apostolic Administration. Since the death of Bishop Marko Sopi, Dodë Gjergji has taken on this role.
See also
*Roman Catholicism in Kosovo
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