Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren
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The Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Prizren is an ecclesiastical territory or Apostolic Administration
of the Roman Catholic Church
in Kosovo
. It is centred in the city of Prizren
. It was erected as an Apostolic Administration 2000 after being split from the Skopje-Prizren Diocese.
Bishop Dodë Gjergji
currently serves as administrator of the Apostolic Administration. Since the death of Bishop Marko Sopi
, Dodë Gjergji has taken on this role.
Apostolic Administrator
An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. It is centred in the city of Prizren
Prizren
Prizren is a historical city located in southern Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district.The city has a population of around 131,247 , mostly Albanians...
. It was erected as an Apostolic Administration 2000 after being split from the Skopje-Prizren Diocese.
Bishop Dodë Gjergji
Dodë Gjergji
Dodë Gjergji is a Kosovar prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Currently he is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren....
currently serves as administrator of the Apostolic Administration. Since the death of Bishop Marko Sopi
Marko Sopi
Marko Sopi was an Albanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Marko Sopi was born on in Binac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia on February 6, 1938. From 1995 to 2000 he was the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje in Macedonia, while from 2000 until his death in 2006 he was the...
, Dodë Gjergji has taken on this role.