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Mark Sopi

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Mark Sopi
Apostolic Administrator of Prizren
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeApostolic Administration of Prizren
In office24 May 2000 – 11 January 2006
PredecessorAdministration established
SuccessorDodë Gjergji
Other postTitular Bishop of Celerina (2000-2006)
Previous postApostolic Administrator of Skopje-Prizren (1995-2000)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1968
Consecration6 January 1996
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born(1938-02-26)26 February 1938
Died11 January 2006(2006-01-11) (aged 67)

Mark Sopi (1938–2006) was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

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Mark Sopi was born in Binač, Vitina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo) on 26 February 1938. From 1995 to 2006 he was the titular bishop of Celerina. From 1995 to 2000 he served as Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje in Macedonia, while from 2000 until his death in 2006 he was the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Prizren. After his death, bishop Dodë Gjergji succeeded him as new Apostolic Administrator of Prizren.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Marko Sopi". Retrieved 12 August 2010.
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