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Roman Catholic Diocese of Shkodër

Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult
Archidioecesis Scodrensis-Pulatensis
Kryedioqeza e Shkodrës-Pult
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Metropolitan Cathedral
Location
Country Albania
Statistics
Area 4,113 km2 (1,588 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
238,000
166,700 (70.0%)
Parishes 40
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 14 March 1867
(As Archdiocese of Shkodrë)
25 January 2005
(As Archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult)
Cathedral The Cathedral of St Stephen in Shkodër
Secular priests 55
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Angelo Massafra
Suffragans Diocese of Sapë
Diocese of Lezhë
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult (Latin: Archidioecesis Scodrensis–Pulatensis), historically known as Scutari, is one of two Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Albania.

It cathedral archiepiscopal see is Katedralja e Shen Shtjefnit Protomartir, dedicated to St. Stephen Protomartyr, in Shkoder, which city also has :

As per 2014, it pastorally served 166,700 Catholics (70.0% of 238,000 total) on 4,113 km² in 40 parishes and 3 missions with 55 priests (21 diocesan, 34 religious), 220 lay religious (62 brothers, 158 sisters) and 9 seminarians.

The archdiocese has two suffragan sees:

(all Latin Rite), incomplete

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 


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