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Diocese of Rrëshen

*Dioecesis Rrësheniensis*

Dioqeza e Rrëshenit
Diocese of Rrëshen; Dioecesis Rrësheniensis; Dioqeza e Rrëshenit
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Albania
Metropolitan	Tiranë–Durrës
Statistics
Area	4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2014); 241,000; 55,300 (22.9%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 December 1996
Cathedral	Cathedral of Jesus Saviour of the World
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gjergj Meta
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Anthony Frendo
Map
	; Diocese of Rrëshen

The Diocese of Rrëshen (Latin: Dioecesis Rrësheniensis) 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^[1]

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)
- Bishop Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. (2005.11.23 – 2017.06.15, Retired)
- Bishop Gjergj Meta (2017.06.15- Present)