Titular diocese of Prisriana

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Prisriana (Latin: Prisrianen (sis) ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .

It goes back to an earlier bishopric in the city of Prisriana . The titular diocese was established in 1933 and merged with the Diocese of Skopje to form the Diocese of Skopje-Prisriana on October 2, 1969 . On May 24, 2000 it was re-established as the Apostolic Administration of Prizren and on September 5, 2018 it was elevated to the status of the Prizren-Pristina diocese .

Titular Bishops of Prisriana
No. Surname Office from to
1 José Antonio Jaspe Montenegro Auxiliary Bishop in Santiago de Compostela May 18, 1705
2 Ivan Romanoff Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv July 6, 1942 January 8, 1953

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