Gjergj Meta
Gjergj Meta (born April 30, 1976 in Durrës , Albania ) is an Albanian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Rrëshen .
Life
Gjergj Meta went to Bari in 1994 and completed a preparatory year there before studying at the Molfetta seminary from 1995 to 2000 . On April 21, 2001, he received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Durrës-Tirana . There he became a member of the diocesan council of priests in the same year and headed the university pastoral care between 2003 and 2006. In 2009 Meta obtained a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and then became the spokesman for the Albanian Bishops' Conference , which he remained until 2012. Since 2016 he has been Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Tirana-Durrës.
On June 15, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Rrëshen. The Archbishop of Tirana-Durrës , George Anthony Frendo OP , donated him episcopal consecration on September 2nd of the same year; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Charles John Brown , Apostolic Nuncio in Albania , and Cristoforo Palmieri CM, Former Bishop of Rrëshen. He chose FEJA VEPRON ME DASHURI as the episcopal motto .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Rrëshen (Albania) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 15, 2017, accessed June 15, 2017 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Cristoforo Palmieri CM |
Bishop of Rrëshen since 2017 |
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SURNAME | Meta, Gjergj |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Albanian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Rrëshen |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Durrës , Albania |