Diocese of Prizren Dioecesis Prisrianensis e Pristinensis Dioqeza Prizren Prishtinë Eparhija Prizrensko-Prištinska | |
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Location | |
Country | Kosovo |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2008) 2,100,000 65,000 (3.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 24 May 2000 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Cathedral of Blessed Mother Teresa in Prishtina |
Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Dodë Gjergji |
Website | |
www.kishakatolike.org |
The Diocese of Prizren and Pristina (Latin: Dioecesis Prisrianensis e Pristinensis, Albanian: Dioqeza Prizren Prishtinë, Serbian: Eparhija Prizrensko-Prištinska) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Kosovo. It is centered in the city of Prizren. It was erected as an apostolic administration in 2000, after being split from the Diocese of Skopje and Prizren, and elevated to the rank of diocese in 2018.[1]
The first apostolic administrator of Prizren was titular bishop Mark Sopi of Celerina, who served from 2000 to 2006.[2] He was succeeded by former bishop Dodë Gjergji of Sapë, who served as apostolic administrator of Prizren and currently serves as the first diocesan bishop.[3]