Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës

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Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
*Archidioecesis Tiranensis-Dyrracenus*
Statistics
Country:	Albania
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	2,263 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	1,200,000 (2004) 105,400 (8.8%)
Cathedral:	Cathedral of St. Paul in Tirana
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Rrok Kola Mirdita
Auxiliary Bishop:	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës {Latin: Tiranen(sis)-Dyrracen(us)} is an archdiocese located in the cities of Tiranë and Durrës in Albania.

1 History
2 Leadership
3 Suffragan Dioceses
4 See also
5 Source

[edit] History

1300: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durrës
1400?: Demoted as Archdiocese of Durrës
December 23, 1992: Renamed as Archdiocese of Durrës – Tiranë
January 25, 2005: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tiranë – Durrës

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of Tiranë-Durrës (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Rrok Kola Mirdita (since 2005.01.25)
Archbishops of Durrës – Tiranë (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Rrok Kola Mirdita (1992.12.25 – 2005.01.25)
Archbishops of Durrës (Roman rite)
- Bishop Nikollë Troshani (Apostolic Administrator 1958.04.18 – 1992)
- Archbishop Nicola Vincenzo Prennushi, O.F.M. (1940.06.26 – 1952)
- Archbishop Pietro Gjura (1929.05.15 – 1939.07.09)
- Archbishop Francesco Melchiori, O.F.M. (1922.05.22 – 1928)
- Archbishop Primo Bianchi (1893.07.17 – 1922)
- Archbishop Raffaele d’Ambrosio, O.F.M. (1847.12.17 – 1893.07.14)