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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë

Coordinates: 42°00′27″N 19°38′26″E / 42.0074°N 19.6406°E / 42.0074; 19.6406
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Diocese of Sapë

Dioecesis Sappensis

Dioqeza e Sapës
Location
CountryAlbania
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Shkodër-Pult
Statistics
Area2,544 km2 (982 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
202,800
70,701 (34.9%)
Parishes32
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1062
CathedralCathedral of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta in Sapë
Secular priests19
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLucjan Avgustini
Metropolitan ArchbishopAngelo Massafra

The Roman Catholic diocese of Sapë (Template:Lang-la, Template:Lang-sq) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Albania. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult.

The cathedral see of the diocese is Katedralja e Nënë Terezja, in the town of Vau-Dejës, Shkodër County; the former cathedral is Kisha e Shën Gjergjit, in Nënshati in the same county.

The diocese is one of six Catholic jurisdictions in Albania (including the Italo-Albanian sui iuris Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania). It is located in the vicinity of Lake Scutari, at the river basin of Drin.

The diocese is named after the town of Sapë (Sappa), which is located near the Drin, southeast of Lake Scutari.

Ecclesiastical history

The bishopric was established in 1062, by Pope Alexander II. During the 11th century, the diocese was located within Dioclea. In the 12th century the territory under jurisdiction of this diocese belonged to the Serbian Grand Principality and in period 13th century — mid 14th century it belonged to the Kingdom of Serbia succeeded by the Serbian Empire.

In 1491 Pope Innocent VIII joined to it the Bishopric of Sardë (Sardoniki), and the united sees were suffragans of the Archbishopric of Antivari until the end of the eighteenth century. The See of Sardë comprised also the Diocese of Dagnum (Daynum, Dagno, Danj; Daynensis), founded as suffragan of Antivari during the second half of the fourteenth century and united with Sarda by Pope Martin V in 1428. By the Albanian Council in 1703, the Bishop of Sappa obtained some parishes previously belonging to the Diocese of Pulati.

The exact number of bishops of Sappa is unknown. The first Bishop of Sappa mentioned is Peter in c. 1291. Notable bishops of Sappa include Gjergj Bardhi, and Lazër Vladanji later Archbishop of Bar. In the 19th century a secretary of the bishop of Sape was Pjetër Zarishi.[1]

In the early 20th century the forty-first bishop of Sappa was Mgr. Jak Serreqi, suffragan of Scutari, who resided at the village of Nënshat (Nensciati). His diocese comprised about 22,000 inhabitants of various creeds, of whom 17,280 were Catholics. The ecclesiastical students of this diocese are educated at the seminary of Scutari. The Diocese of Sappa also includes the Franciscan monastery at Troshan (Trosciani), where the Minorites have a "Collegium seraphicum" for their students of philosophy.

Bishops

TO BE ELABORATED

Sources and References

  1. ^ Robert Elsie (24 December 2012). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-78076-431-3. Retrieved 26 September 2013.

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