Dodë Gjergji
Dodë Gjergji (born January 16, 1963 in Stubla near Vitina , FVR Yugoslavia ) is a Kosovar clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Prizren-Pristina .
Life
Gjergji was born as the son of Pashk and Anna Gjergji in Stubla. From 1970 to 1972 he attended the elementary school in Stubla, from 1972 to 1978 the school in Bibaj / Ferizaj and from 1978 to 1982 the state and general high school Paulinium in Subotica . He studied philosophy and theology in Zagreb from 1982 to 1988.
In Zym dodë gjergji was auxiliary bishop Nike Prela for August 15, 1989 priests of the diocese of Skopje-Prizren ordained . He celebrated his first Holy Mass in the Roman Catholic Church in Uroševac . After his ordination as a priest, he was appointed his secretary by Bishop Prela. During his time as a priest in the Diocese of Skopje-Prizren, Gjergji worked on liturgical texts and also worked for the Roman Catholic publishing house Drita in Kosovo.
On February 5, 2000, Gjergji was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Albanian Diocese of Sapa . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Sapa on November 23, 2005. He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in Albania, Archbishop John Bulaitis , on January 5, 2006. Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Shkodra-Pult , Angelo Massafra, OFM , and the Apostolic Administrator of Prizren, Mark Sopi .
On December 12 of the same year, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Gjergj, succeeding the late Marko Sopi, as Apostolic Administrator of Prizren.
In the dispute over Kosovo's independence, Dodë Gjergji spoke out in favor of an independent state in Kosovo as the "only option".
With the elevation of the Administratur Prizren to the diocese of Prizren-Pristina by Pope Francis , he was appointed its first diocesan bishop on September 5, 2018 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kosovo: No perspective for young people ( Memento from October 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) On: Vatican Radio from May 21, 2007
- ↑ Erezione della diocesi di Prizren-Prishtina e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 5, 2018, accessed September 5, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Mark Sopi |
Bishop of Prizren-Pristina until 2018 Apostolic Administrator of Prizren since 2006 |
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Bishop of Sapa 2005-2006 |
Lucjan Avgustini |
| Angelo Massafra OFM |
Apostolic Administrator of Sapa 2000–2005 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gjergji, Dodë |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kosovar clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Prizren-Pristina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stubla near Vitina , SFR Yugoslavia , today Kosovo |