List of the bishops of Lezha
The following people were bishops of the Diocese of Lezha ( Albania ):
- Valente (mentioned 340)
- John (mentioned 592)
- Giacomo (1357–?)
- Dionigi
- Domenico Progoni (1369–?)
- Gregorio da Venezia, OFM (mentioned 1385)
- Pietro
- Francesco Petri, O.Cist. (1394–?)
- Andrea de Rhegino, OP (? - 1397)
- Andrea Sume (1405–1426) (afterwards Bishop of Albania)
- Pietro Sarda, OFM (1427-1438)
- Pietro Domgion (1459–?)
- Vito Jonyma (1474–?)
- Pietro Malcasi (1478–?)
- Pietro (1485–?)
- Francesco Conti, OP (1504–?)
- Giorgio Negri (1509 – circa 1512)
- Michele di Natera, OP (1513-1513)
- Nicola Dabri (1513–?)
- Nicola Modulo (1517–?)
- Pedro Gil, OSJo. Here. (1518? - 1518)
- Bernardino (Giovanni) Gionema, OFM (1518–?)
- Fernando de Rosas, O. de M. (1519–?)
- Nicola Naule (? - circa 1525)
- Gionj Stymaj (1525–?)
- Antonio de Nigris (1529-1535)
- Guglielmo de Furby, O.Carm. (1535–1556)
- Nicola Gerino, O.Cist. (1558 – circa 1692)
- Antonio de Nigris (circa 1559–?) (2nd time)
- Giovanni Crassinga (1560-1575)
- Teodoro Calumpsi (1575 – circa 1578)
- Marino Braiano, OFM (1578–?)
- Innocenzo Stoicino, OSB (1596-1620)
- Benedetto Orsini, OFM (1621 – circa 1654)
- Giorgio Vladagni (1656 – circa 1692)
- Nicola Vladagni (1692–1705)
- Giovanni Galata (1728–1739) (afterwards Bishop of Durrës)
- Simone Negri (1739-1748)
- Paolo Campsi (1748–1750)
- Antonio de Alessio, OFM (1750–1765)
- Giorgio Giunchi (1765–1786) (afterwards Archbishop of Bar)
- Michele Criesesi (1786–1797)
- Nicola Malci (1797-1826)
- Gabriele Barissich Bosniese, OFM (1826–1842)
- Giovanni Topich, OFM (1842-1853)
- Luigji Çurçija (1853-1858)
- Pali II. Dodmasej (1858–1870)
- Franziskus Malczynski (1870–1905)
- Leonard Deda (1905-1907)
- Sedis vacancy (1907–1911)
- Luigj Bumçi (1911-1943)
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Frano Gjini (1946-1948)
- Ndre Lufi (1949–1951) ( capitular vicar and administrator)
- Ottavio Vitale RCJ (2000–2005) ( Apostolic Administrator )
- Ottavio Vitale RCJ (2005-today)
source
- Konrad Eubel , Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi , vol. 1 , pp. 83-84; vol. 2 , p. 85; vol. 3 , pp. 103-104; vol. 4 , p. 77