Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Lezhë
latin= Dioecesis Alexiensis
country= Albania| metropolitan=Shkodrë–Pult
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of St. Nicholas
cocathedral =
area= 750
population= 120,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 85,000
catholics_percent= 70.8
bishop= Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë {Latin: " Alexien(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Lezhë in the Ecclesiastical province of Shkodrë–Pult in Albania.
History
* 1400: Established as Diocese of Lezhë
Leadership
* Bishops of Lezhë (Roman rite)
** Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (since 2005.11.23)
** Bishop Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J. (Apostolic Administrator 2000.02.05 – 2005.11.23)
** Bishop Francesco Gjini (1946.01.04 – 1949)
** Bishop Luigi Bumci (1911.09.18 – 1943)
** Bishop Francesco Malczynski (1870.05.24 – 1908)
** Bishop Paolo Dodmassei (1858.05.02 – ?)
** Archbishop Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. (1853.09.27 – 1858.06.04)
** Bishop Gabriele Barissich Bosniese, O.F.M. (1826.09.19 – ?)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Albania
*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Albania
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/lezh0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlezh.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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