Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë
Diocese of Sapë Dioecesis Sappensis Dioqeza e Sapës | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Albania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Shkodër-Pult |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,544 km2 (982 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 32 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | 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 | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Simon Kulli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Angelo Massafra |
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Diocese of Sapë | |
The Diocese of Sapë (Latin: Dioecesis Sappensis, Albanian: Dioqeza e Sapës) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Albania. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult.
The diocese is named after the town of Sapë (Sappa), which is located near the Drin, southeast of Lake Scutari. However, the cathedral 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. It is located in the vicinity of Lake Scutari, at the river basin of Drin.