Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë

Diocese of Lezhë

Dioecesis Alexiensis

Dioqeza e Lezhës
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lezhë
Coat of arms
Location
Country Albania
MetropolitanShkodër–Pult
Statistics
Area750 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
121,700
86,300 (70.9%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established14th Century
CathedralCathedral of St. Nicholas
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopOttavio Vitale, R.C.J.
Metropolitan ArchbishopAngelo Massafra
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  Diocese of Lezhë

The Diocese of Lezhë (Albanian: Dioqeza e Lezhës, Latin: Dioecesis Alexiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Lezhë in the ecclesiastical province of Shkodër–Pult in Albania.

History

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  • 1400: Established as Diocese of Lezhë

Ordinaries

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