List of Catholic dioceses in Albania

The Roman Catholic Church in Albania is composed of :

two Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces, comprising two Metropolitan Archdioceses and three Suffragan dioceses
one pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, a particular church sui iuris using the Byzantine Rite Albanian language, comprising only a single Apostolic Administration.

Current Catholic dioceses

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Type	Former name	Established	Area (km²)
Rrëshen	Rrësheniensis	Diocese		000000001888-12-25-000025 December 1888	3,463
Tiranë–Durrës	Tiranensis–Dyrracenus	Metropolitan Archdiocese		000000001300-01-01-00001300	2,263

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Type	Former name	Established	Area (km²)
Lezhë	Alexiensis	Diocese	Alessio	000000001400-01-01-00001400	750
Sapë	Sappensis	Diocese		000000001062-01-01-00001062	2,544
Shkodër–Pult	Scodrensis–Pulatensis	Metropolitan Archdiocese	Scutari-Pulsi	000000001867-03-14-000014 March 1867	2,363

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Type	Rite	Ecclesiastical Province	Established	Area (km²)
Southern Albania	Albaniae Meridionalis	Apostolic Administration	Byzantine	Tiranë–Durrës	000000001939-11-11-000011 November 1939	16,172

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Established
Arbanum (Arbano, Albano)	Arbanensis	000000001166-01-01-00001166 (as diocese)
Chunavia (Konavlje)	Chunaviensis	000000001933-01-01-00001933
Dagnum (Dagno)	Dagnensis	late 14th century (as diocese)
Phoenice	Phoenicius	000000001933-01-01-00001933

One Metropolitan Titular archbishopric: Achrida
Titular bishoprics : Amantia (Amanzia), Apollonia, Aulon, Balecium (Balecio / Balezo), Benda, Buthrotum (Butrinto), Craina, Croæ, Drivastum (Drivasto / Drisht), Glavinitza, Hadrianopolis in Epiro, Lestrona, Onchesmus (Onchesmo), Pulcheriopolis, Sarda, Scampa, Stephaniacum (Stefaniaco)

Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit, merged into Roman Catholic Diocese of Rrëshen

Several (arch)bishoprics had their title integrated into the merger :

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durrës (Durazzo), merged into Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pulati, merged into Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult
Roman Catholic Diocese of Shkodër (Shkodrë), merged into Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult

Roman Catholic dioceses in Albania
Province of Shkodër-Pult	Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult Diocese of Lezhë Diocese of Sapë Diocese of Balecium
Province of Tiranë-Durrës	Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës Diocese of Rrëshen Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
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