Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult

The Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult (Albanian: Kryedioqeza e Shkodrës–Pult, Latin: Archidioecesis Scodrensis–Pulatensis), historically known as Scutari, is one of two Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Albania.^{[1] [2]}

The archdiocese's cathedral is St. Stephen's Cathedral (Albanian: Katedralja e Shën Shtjefnit Protomartir) in Shkoder, dedicated to St. Stephen Protomartyr.

As of 2014, it pastorally served 166,700 Catholics (70.0% of 238,000 total) on 4,113 km² in 40 parishes and 3 missions with 55 priests (21 diocesan, 34 religious), 220 lay religious (62 brothers, 158 sisters), and 9 seminarians.

The archdiocese has two suffragan sees:

• the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë
• the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.

The diocese of Scutari (Shkodrë) was established circa 305. The first known bishop was Bassus (387). The bishops of Scutari were at first subject to the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Thessalonica (Thessaloniki, Greece), Primatial see of all Illyricum, but when Byzantine emperor Justinian I transferred the primacy, they became suffragans of the Archdiocese of Justiniana Prima. In the early Middle Ages Scutari was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dioclea (now Metropolitan of Bar, in Montenegro). From 1063 to 1886 53 bishops of Scutari are known (none to the middle of the twelfth century).

In 1571 it gained territory from the suppressed diocese of Suacium (Svač, Šas). The ancient diocese of Ulcinium (Ulcinj, Dulcigno), in the territory of Scutari, was, in 1571, occupied by the Ottoman Turks and ceased to exist. Its bishops were suffragans of the Archbishop of Antivari.

In 1650 it gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Drivasto. Other ancient sees in this territory were the Diocese of Dinnastrum and Diocese of Balazum.^[3]

On 14 March 1867, it was promoted as Archdiocese of Shkodrë (Scutari)^{[note 1]} when Scutari was aeque principaliter united with the Archdiocese of Antivari, and in this way Pope Pius IX made Scutari an archdiocese. The first archbishop of the united diocese, Karl Pooten, native of Teveren near Geilenkirchen, Germany,^[4] who had been Apostolic Administrator of Antivari (1834–1855), died at Scutari on 15 January 1886.

On 23 October 1886, the Archdiocese of Scutari was again separated from that of Antivari, and remained an archdiocese with three suffragan dioceses: the Alessio, Sappa and Pulati.

Pope John Paul II visited the archdicoese in April 1993. Several years later, on 25 January 2005, John Paul II suppressed the Diocese of Pult, and renamed Shkodrë to the Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult,^{[note 2]} incorporating territory from the former diocese.

Below is an incomplete list of the ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult, all of whom are Latin Rite.

Suffragan Bishops of Scutari (Shkodrë)

• Bassus (c. 392)
• Senecio (I, II?) (c. 392; 424; 431; 446)
• Andrew (519)
• Phocas (553)
• Stephen (591)
• John (Iohannes Scoritanus) (597; 599)
• Constantine (602)^[5]

• George I (1141)
• Peter I (Peter of Svač) (1199)
• Anonymous (1251)
• Stephen (Shtjefën Marini/Marin Žaretić?) = Stefano (? – 1303年11月18日)
• Miroslav (1307?–?)
• Teodorico (1322–?)
• Peter II (ca. 1325) ?= Pietro (1331?–?)
• Marcus = Marco I (1346年08月20日 – ?)
• Martinus = Martino I (? – death 1367?)
• Antin de Seluciis = da Saluzzo, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1367年04月23日 – ?)
• Francis = Francesco I (1388年05月04日 – ?)
• Henry = Enrico, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1390?–?)
• Andruin = Andruino (1398?96 – ?)
• Christopher = Cristoforo, Augustinian Order (O.E.S.A.) (1401年06月10日 – 1401年12月14日), next Bishop of Polignano (1401年12月14日 – ?)
• Migliorino Manfredi (Latin: Migliarinus (Meliorinus)), O.F.M. (1401年12月14日 – 1402?)
• Bartolomeo Vanni, O.E.S.A. (1402 – 1403年08月24日), previously Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro) (1388 – 1395年02月05日), Bishop of Calvi (Italy) (1395年02月05日 – 1402); later Bishop of Bovino (Italy) (1403年08月24日 – ?)
• Progon (Latin: Proganus Pintzenago) = Progano Printzenago (1403年08月14日 – 1405?)
• John = Giovanni I (1407年03月19日 – death 1440?)
• Emmanuel (Emanueli de Kandja) = Emanuele, O.P. (1451年01月09日 – death 1459?)
• Thaddeus (Tade Paskalika) = Taddeo Pascaligo (1465年03月06日 – ?)
• Bartholomew (Italian: Bartolomeo Barbarigo) (1467年02月09日 – 1471年10月11日), also Apostolic Administrator of Sapë (Albania) (1468 – 1471年10月11日); later Bishop of Poreč (Croatia) (1471年10月11日 – 1475)
• Francis II (Francesco de Sanctis), O.F.M. (1471年10月14日 – 1491?)
• Nicholas (Nicola Lupus) = Nicolò Lupi (1492年03月14日 – ?)
• Nicholas II (Albanian: Nikollë Gravina) (1495)
• Jacob (Italian: Giacomo de Humano), O.E.S.A. (1511年03月10日 – death 1517年08月10日)
• Peter II (Pietro de Gardona) = Pedro Cardona, Augustinian Canons Regular (C.R.S.A.) 1518年02月26日 – death 1522)
• Jerome (Geronimo de Carpo) = Girolamo Vascheri, O.F.M. (1522年10月03日 – 1524年09月19日), next Bishop of Guardialfiera (1524年09月19日 – 1533)
• Anthony I (Anton Baccaria) = Antonio Beccari, O.P. (1534年09月23日 – death 1543)
• Melchiorre Pelletta (1570)
• Theodore (Theodor Kalompsi) = Teodoro Calompsi (1575年10月26日 – death 1578?)
• Paul(us) I = Paolo da Zara, O.P. (1582年03月05日 – death 1585)
• Duka (Duka Armani) (1590年06月13日 – ?)
• Andrew I = Andrea (? – death 1622?)
• Dominic I (Latin: Dominicus Andriasius, Serbo-Croatian: Dominik Andrijašević) = Domenico Andreassi, O.F.M. (?1622年03月23日 – death 1637)
• ? Benedict (Benedikt Ursini) (1626–????)
• Francis III (Françesku Kruta) = Francesco Cruta (1640年09月10日 – death 1645?)
• Gregory (Gregorio Frassina de Novara) = Gregorio Frasini, O.F.M. (1646年09月10日 – death 1656?)
• Peter III (Pjetër Bogdani) = Pietro Bogdano (1656年03月06日 – 1677年11月08日), also Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Bar (Montenegro) (1659年10月24日 – 1671年02月23日); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Skopje (Macedonia) (1677年11月08日 – death 1689.11)
• Dominic II (Serbo-Croatian: Dominik Babić/Bobić) = Domenico Bubić (1677年11月22日 – death 1686)
• Andrew II (Andrea Gallata) (1686年09月16日 – death 1690?)
  • Apostolic administrator Marinus II (Marin Grago) = Marino Drago (1690年02月11日 – 1693年12月22日), while Bishop of Kotor (Montenegro) (1688年05月31日 – 1708年10月03日); later Bishop of Budua (1696年07月07日 – ?), Bishop of Korcula (1708年10月03日 – death 1733年10月09日)
• Anthony II (Anton/Ndoc Vlladanji) (13 August 1691 – 1693)
• Anthony III (Anton Nigri/Negri / Antonius de Nigris) = Antonio Negri (1693年12月22日 – death 1702)
  • Apostolic Administrator Father Peter Karagić, O.F.M. (1698年08月20日 – 1698年09月15日), no previous prelature; later Bishop of Pult (Albania) (1698年09月15日 – 1702年09月25日), Metropolitan Archbishop of Skopje (Macedonia) (1702年09月25日 – ?)
• Antonio IV Babbi (1703年01月15日 – death 1728.10)
• Anthony V (Anton/Ndoc Vlladanji) = Antonio Vladagni (1729年12月23日 – death 1740)
• Paul II (Paolo Campsinato di Pietro / Pal Kampsi) = Paolo Campsi (25 May 1742 – death 1771), also Bishop of Lezhë (Albania) (1748年09月16日 – 1750)
• George II (Gjergj Radovani) = Giorgio Angelo Radovani (29 July 1771 – 23 April 1787), previously Apostolic Vicar of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (1767年04月30日 – 1771年07月29日); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro) (1787年04月23日 – death 1790年11月15日) and Bishop of Budua (1787年04月27日 – 1790年11月15日)
• Francis IV (Francesco Borzi) (23 April 1787 – 11 April 1791), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro) (1791年04月11日 – 1823年02月11日) and Bishop of Budua (1791年09月27日 – 1823年02月11日)
• Matthew (Matteo Crescesi) (11 April 1791 – death 1808年01月24日)
• Antonio Angelo Radovani (1808年07月08日 – death 1814年05月03日), previously Bishop of Sapë (Albania) (1796年06月27日 – 1808年07月08日
• Antonio Dodmassei (1814年12月19日 – death 1816年07月21日), previously Bishop of Pult (Albania) (1808年07月08日 – 1814年12月19日)
• Nikolla Muriqi (1817年07月04日 – death 1824年02月14日)
• Ambrogio Bruci (1824年08月24日 – death 1831年06月21日)
• Benigno Albertini, Franciscans (O.F.M. Obs.) (13 April 1832 – death 1838年08月24日)
• Louis I (Luigi Guglielmi) (24 September 1839 – 1852年09月27日), next Bishop of Verona (Italy) (1852年09月27日 – death 1853年01月29日)
  • Apostolic Administrator Giovanni Topić (Gjon Topiq), O.F.M. Obs. (1842年01月12日 – 1845 see below), while Bishop of Lezhë (Albania) (1842年01月12日 – 1853年09月27日)
• Giovanni Topić = John II (Gjon Topiq), O.F.M. Obs. (27 September 1853 – retired 1859年01月17日), emeritate 'promoted' as Titular Archbishop of Philippopolis (1859年07月10日 – death 1868年06月11日)
• Louis II (Luigi Ciurcia) (6 February 1859 – 27 July 1866), next Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis (1866年07月27日 – death 1881年07月13日) as Apostolic Vicar of Egypt (Egypt) (1866年07月27日 – 1881年05月01日) and Apostolic Delegate (papal diplomatic envoy) to [British protectorates] Egypt and Arabia (1866年07月27日 – 1881年07月13日); previously Bishop of Lezhë (Albania) (1853年09月27日 – 1858年06月04日), Titular Bishop of Delcus (1858年06月04日 – 1859年02月06日) as Coadjutor Bishop of Shkodrë (1858年06月04日 – succession 1859年02月06日)

Non-Metropolitan Archbishop of Shkodrë (Scutari)

• Charles (Karl Pooten) (15 March 1867 – death 15 January 1886), previously Titular Bishop of Maronia (1844.02 – 1855年08月31日), Metropolitan Archbishop of Bar (Montenegro) (1855年08月31日 – 1886年01月15日)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Shkodrë (Scutari)

• Pascal (Pasquale Guerini) (born Italy) (23 November 1886 – retired November 1910), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Melitene (1910年01月14日 – death 1911年02月08日); previously Titular Bishop of Paphos (1879年05月06日 – 1886年11月23日) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Bar (Montenegro) (1879年05月06日 – 1886年11月23日)
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Andrea Logorezzi (born Albania) (1887年01月07日 – 1888年06月15日), Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis (1887年01月07日 – 1888年06月15日); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Skopje (Macedonia) (1888年06月15日 – death 1891年12月29日)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop: Lazaro Miedia = Lazarus (Lazër Mjeda) (1904年12月24日 – 1909年04月14日 see below), Titular Archbishop of Areopolis (1904年12月24日 – 1909年04月14日); previously Bishop of Sapë (Albania) (1900年11月10日 – 1904年12月24日); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Skopje (Macedonia) (1909年04月14日 – 1921年10月19日)
• Giacomo Sereggi = Jacob (Jak(ë) Serreqi) (14 April 1910 – 14 October 1921), previously Bishop of Sapë (Albania) (1905年08月07日 – 1910年04月14日); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Cyzicus (1921年10月14日 – death 1922年04月11日)
• Lazaro Miedia = Lazarus (Lazër Mjeda) (see above 19 October 1921 – death 8 July 1935)
• Gaspar(e) (Gaspër Thaçi) (27 January 1936 – death 25 May 1946)
  • Apostolic Administrator Ernesto Çoba (1952年01月21日 – death 1979年04月15日), Titular Bishop of Midaëum (1952年01月21日 – 1979年04月15日)
• Francis (Frano Illia) (25 December 1992 – death 22 October 1997), also President of Episcopal Conference of Albania (1993 – 22 October 1997)
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Zef Simoni (born Albania) (25 December 1992 – retired 20 January 2004), Titular Bishop of Bararus (1992年12月25日 – death 2009年02月21日)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Shkodrë-Pult (Scutari-Pulati)

• Angel (Angelo Massafra) (born Italy) (28 March 1998 – 8 January 2025), President of Episcopal Conference of Albania (2000–2006 and 2012.09 – ...), previously Bishop of Rrëshen (Albania) (1996年12月07日 – 1998年03月28日).
• Giovanni Peragine, B. (As coadjutor 20 May 2024, as archbishop 8 January 2025 – present)^[6]

• List of Catholic dioceses in Albania

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• Catholic Hierarchy page

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Scutari". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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