Archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult

Historical Details

• Diocese of Shkodrë (Scutari)
  • Latin Name: Scodrensis (seu Scutarensis)
  • Erected: 345
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bar (Antivari)
  • Country: Albania

• Archdiocese of Shkodrë
  • Latin Name: Scodrensis (seu Scutarensis)
  • Elevated: 14 March 1867
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Albania
  • Square Kilometers: 2,363 (912 Square Miles)
  • Description: (Scutari in antiquity)
  • Mailing Address: Kryeipeshk�vi, Sheshi Gijon Pali II, Shkod�r, Shqip�ria
  • Telephone: (022)427.44

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Marc † (20 Aug 1346 Appointed - )
• Antonio di Saluzzo, O.P. † (23 Apr 1367 Appointed - )
• Heinrich , O.F.M. † ( 1390 Appointed - )
• Cristoforo , O.E.S.A. † (10 Jun 1401 Appointed - 14 Dec 1401 Appointed, Bishop of Polignano (Polinianum))
• Migliorino Manfredi, O.F.M. † (14 Dec 1401 Appointed - )
• Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † (5 Mar 1403 Appointed - 24 Aug 1403 Appointed, Bishop of Bovino)
• Progano Printzenago † (24 Aug 1403 Appointed - )
• Giovanni † (19 Mar 1407 Appointed - )
• Emanuele , O.P. † (9 Jan 1451 Appointed - 1464 Died)
• Taddeo Pascaligo, C.R.S.A. † (6 Mar 1465 Appointed - 1466 Died)
• Barthelemy Barbarigo † (9 Feb 1467 Appointed - 11 Oct 1471 Appointed, Bishop of Poreč (Parenzo))
• Francesco de Sanctis, O.F.M. † (14 Oct 1471 Appointed - 1492 Died)
• Nicol� Lupi † (14 Mar 1492 Appointed - 1511 Died)
• Giacomo de Humano, O.S.A. † (10 Mar 1511 Appointed - 10 Aug 1517 Died)
• Pedro Cardona, C.R.S.A. † (26 Feb 1518 Appointed - 1522 Died)
• Girolamo Vascheri, O.F.M. † (3 Oct 1522 Appointed - 19 Sep 1524 Appointed, Bishop of Guardialfiera (Guardia))
• Antonio Beccari (Becariis), O.P. † (23 Sep 1524 Appointed - 1543 Died)
• Teodoro Calompsi † (26 Oct 1575 Appointed - 1578 Died)
• Paolo da Zara, O.P. † (5 Mar 1582 Appointed - 1585 Died)
• Duka Armani † (13 Jun 1590 Appointed - )
• Dominik Andrijašević (Andriassus), O.F.M. Obs. † (23 May 1622 Appointed - 1632 Died)
• Franciscus Cruta † (10 Sep 1640 Appointed - 1646 Died)
• Gregorius Frasini (Fassino), O.F.M. Obs. † (10 Sep 1646 Appointed - 1655 Died)
• Pjet�r Bogdani † (6 Mar 1656 Appointed - 8 Nov 1677 Appointed, Archbishop of Skopje)
• Domenico Bubić † (22 Nov 1677 Appointed - 1686 Died)
• Andrea Galata † (16 Sep 1686 Appointed - 1690 Died)
• Antonio Negri † (22 Dec 1693 Appointed - 1702 Died)
• Antonio Babbi † (15 Jan 1703 Appointed - Oct 1728 Died)
• Antonio Vladagni † (23 Dec 1729 Appointed - 1740 Died)
• Paulus Campsi † (25 May 1742 Appointed - 19 Apr 1771 Died)
• Gjergj Engj�ll Radovani † (29 Jul 1771 Appointed - 23 Apr 1787 Appointed, Archbishop of Bar (Antivari))
• Francesco Borzi † (23 Apr 1787 Appointed - 11 Apr 1791 Appointed, Archbishop of Bar (Antivari))
• Marco (Matteo) Crescesi † (11 Apr 1791 Appointed - 24 Jan 1808 Died)
• Antonio Angelo Radovani † (8 Jul 1808 Appointed - 3 May 1814 Died)
• Antonio Dodmassei † (19 Dec 1814 Appointed - 21 Jul 1816 Died)
• Nikolla Muriqi † (4 Jul 1817 Appointed - 14 Feb 1824 Died)
• Ambrogio Bruci † (24 Aug 1824 Appointed - 21 Jun 1831 Died)
• Beninj Antun Albertini, O.F.M. Obs. † (13 Apr 1832 Appointed - 24 Aug 1838 Died)
• Antun (Antonio) Bašić (Bassich) † (11 Dec 1838 Appointed - 1839 Resigned)
• Luigi Guglielmi † (24 Sep 1839 Appointed - 27 Sep 1852 Confirmed, Bishop of Verona)
• Giovanni Giorgio Topich, O.F.M. Obs. † (27 Sep 1853 Appointed - 17 Jan 1859 Resigned)
• Ljudevit Ćurčija, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Jan 1859 Succeeded - 27 Jul 1866 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Egypt and Arabia)
• Karl Pooten † (15 Mar 1867 Appointed - 15 Jan 1886 Died)
• Pasquale Guerini † (23 Nov 1886 Appointed - Nov 1909 Retired)
• Jacobus Sereggi † (14 Apr 1910 Appointed - 14 Oct 1921 Resigned)
• Laz�r Mjeda (Miedia) † (19 Oct 1921 Appointed - 8 Jul 1935 Died)
• Gasp�r Tha�i † (27 Jan 1936 Appointed - 25 May 1946 Died)
• Franco Illia † (25 Dec 1992 Appointed - 22 Oct 1997 Died)
• Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (28 Mar 1998 Appointed - 8 Jan 2025 Retired)
• Giovanni Peragine, B. (8 Jan 2025 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Shkodrë
1999	255,000	300,000	85.0%	15	17	32	7,968		45	66	27	ap2000
2000	255,000	300,000	85.0%	14	22	36	7,083		49	66	27	ap2001
2001	130,000	200,000	65.0%	16	26	42	3,095		53	109	29	ap2002
2002	130,000	200,000	65.0%	19	28	47	2,765		48	113	29	ap2003
2003	132,800	202,800	65.5%	18	29	47	2,825		49	116	29	ap2004
2004	132,800	202,800	65.5%	18	30	48	2,766		51	119	29	ap2005
Archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult
2010	164,900	236,302	69.8%	23	36	59	2,794		54	169	43	ap2011
2014	166,700	238,000	70.0%	21	34	55	3,030		62	158	40	ap2015
2017	167,000	250,300	66.7%	18	32	50	3,340		56	156	43	ap2018
2020	149,675	239,500	62.5%	18	36	54	2,771		59	152	40	ap2021
2022	147,970	238,500	62.0%	17	32	49	3,019		57	149	40	ap2023
2023	185,473	311,027	59.6%	17	34	51	3,636		52	147	40	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. (Archbishop: 28 Mar 1998 to 8 Jan 2025)
• Giovanni Peragine, B. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 20 May 2024; Archbishop: 8 Jan 2025 - )
• Ernest Simoni (Priest: 7 Apr 1956 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Beninj Antun Albertini, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1832 to 24 Aug 1838)
• Dominik Andrijašević (Andriassus), O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 23 May 1622 to 1632)
• Duka Armani † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1590)
• Antonio Babbi † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1703 to Oct 1728)
• Barthelemy Barbarigo † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1467 to 11 Oct 1471)
• Antun (Antonio) Bašić (Bassich) † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1838 to 1839)
• Vincent Battucci †
• Antonio Beccari (Becariis), O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1524 to 1543)
• Pjet�r Bogdani † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1656 to 8 Nov 1677)
• Francesco Borzi † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1787 to 11 Apr 1791)
• Ambrogio Bruci † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1824 to 21 Jun 1831)
• Domenico Bubić † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1677 to 1686)
• Luigj Bumci † (Priest: 3 May 1903 to 18 Sep 1911)
• Teodoro Calompsi † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1575 to 1578)
• Paulus Campsi † (Bishop: 25 May 1742 to 19 Apr 1771)
• Pedro Cardona, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1518 to 1522)
• Ernest Maria �oba † (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Jan 1952 to 8 Jan 1980)
• Marco (Matteo) Crescesi † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1791 to 24 Jan 1808)
• Franciscus Cruta † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1640 to 1646)
• Ljudevit Ćurčija, O.F.M. Obs. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Jun 1858; Bishop: 17 Jan 1859 to 27 Jul 1866)
• Leonard Stefan Deda, O.F.M. †
• Antonio Dodmassei † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1814 to 21 Jul 1816)
• Antonin Fishta, O.F.M. †
• Gregorius Frasini (Fassino), O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1646 to 1655)
• Andrea Galata † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1686 to 1690)
• Bl. Frano Gjini † (Priest: 28 Jun 1908 to 3 Jul 1930)
• Joseph Gjonali (Gionali) †
• Pjet�r Gjura †
• Pasquale Guerini † (Archbishop: 23 Nov 1886 to Nov 1909)
• Luigi Guglielmi † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1839 to 27 Sep 1852)
• Giacomo de Humano, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1511 to 10 Aug 1517)
• Franco Illia † (Archbishop: 25 Dec 1992 to 22 Oct 1997)
• Mikel Koliqi † (Priest: 30 May 1931 to 26 Nov 1994)
• Andrea Logorezzi † (Priest: 7 Jun 1856; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 1887 to 15 Jun 1888)
• Nicol� Lupi † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1492 to 1511)
• Migliorino Manfredi, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1401)
• Laz�r Mjeda (Miedia) † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Jan 1905 to 14 Apr 1909; Archbishop: 19 Oct 1921 to 8 Jul 1935)
• Nikolla Muriqi † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1817 to 14 Feb 1824)
• Antonio Negri † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1693 to 1702)
• Taddeo Pascaligo, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1465 to 1466)
• Karl Pooten † (Archbishop: 15 Mar 1867 to 15 Jan 1886)
• Bl. Nikoll� Vin�enc Prennushi, O.F.M. †
• Progano Printzenago † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1403)
• Antonio Angelo Radovani † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1808 to 3 May 1814)
• Gjergj Engj�ll Radovani † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1771 to 23 Apr 1787)
• Antonio di Saluzzo, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1367)
• Francesco de Sanctis, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1471 to 1492)
• Jacobus Sereggi † (Priest: 22 Jun 1884 to 7 Aug 1905; Archbishop: 14 Apr 1910 to 14 Oct 1921)
• Bernardin Shlaku, O.F.M. †
• Zef Simoni † (Priest: 9 Feb 1961; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Dec 1992 to 20 Jan 2004)
• Gasp�r Tha�i † (Archbishop: 27 Jan 1936 to 25 May 1946)
• Giovanni Giorgio Topich, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1853 to 17 Jan 1859)
• Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1403 to 24 Aug 1403)
• Girolamo Vascheri, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1522 to 19 Sep 1524)
• Antonio Vladagni † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1729 to 1740)
• Paolo da Zara, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1582 to 1585)
• Cristoforo , O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1401 to 14 Dec 1401)
• Emanuele , O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1451 to 1464)
• Giovanni † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1407)
• Heinrich , O.F.M. † (Titular Bishop: 1390)
• Marc † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1346 - )

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