Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë
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Diocese of Sapë Dioecesis Sappensis Dioqeza e Sapës |
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| Location | |
| Country | Albania |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,544 km2 (982 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 202,800 70,701 (34.9%) |
| Parishes | 32 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1062 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta in Sapë |
| Secular priests | 19 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Lucjan Avgustini |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Angelo Massafra |
The Roman Catholic diocese of Sapë (Latin: Dioecesis Sappensis, Albanian: Dioqeza e Sapës) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Albania. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult.
The cathedral see of the diocese is Katedralja e Nënë Terezja, in the town of Vau-Dejës, Shkodër County; the former cathedral is Kisha e Shën Gjergjit, in Nënshat in the same county.
The diocese is one of six Catholic jurisdictions in Albania (including the Italo-Albanian sui iuris Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania). It is located in the vicinity of Lake Scutari, at the river basin of Drin.
The diocese is named after the town of Sapë (Sappa), which is located near the Drin, southeast of Lake Scutari.
The bishopric was established in 1062, by Pope Alexander II. During the 11th century, the diocese was located within Dioclea. In the 12th century the territory under jurisdiction of this diocese belonged to the Serbian Grand Principality and in period 13th century — mid 14th century it belonged to the Kingdom of Serbia succeeded by the Serbian Empire.
In 1491 Pope Innocent VIII joined to it the Bishopric of Sardë (Sardoniki), and the united sees were suffragans of the Archbishopric of Antivari until the end of the eighteenth century. The See of Sardë comprised also the Diocese of Dagnum (Daynum, Dagno, Danj; Daynensis), founded as suffragan of Antivari during the second half of the fourteenth century and united with Sarda by Pope Martin V in 1428. By the Albanian Council in 1703, the Bishop of Sappa obtained some parishes previously belonging to the Diocese of Pulati.
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