Lucjan Avgustini
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Lucjan Avgustini is an Albanian
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
. Currently he is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.
Lucjan Avgustini was born on in Ferizaj, SFR Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo
). From 1989 to 2006 he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren
, while since 2006 he is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë in Albania
.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. Currently he is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.
Lucjan Avgustini was born on in Ferizaj, SFR Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
). From 1989 to 2006 he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren
Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren
The Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Prizren is an ecclesiastical territory or Apostolic Administration of the Roman Catholic Church in Kosovo. It is centred in the city of Prizren. It was erected as an Apostolic Administration 2000 after being split from the Skopje-Prizren Diocese.Bishop...
, while since 2006 he is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë in Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
.