{"id":8028,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/rrok-mirdita\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:53:06","slug":"rrok-mirdita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/rrok-mirdita\/","title":{"rendered":"Rrok Mirdita"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW186274402 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">Monsignor Rrok <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">Mirdita<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">, archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tirana &#8211; Durr&euml;s, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">Chairman<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\"> of the Episcopal Conference of Albania (1996-2000), was born in the Ulqin Monastery. He completed high school in his hometown. He completed his higher studies in theology and philosophy in Zadar and Zagreb. On July 5, 1965, he was ordained a priest and a year later (1966) he was appointed administrator of the churches of St. Paul and St. Peter in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">Salc<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"SQ-AL\" xml_lang=\"SQ-AL\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;bd54f520-442d-4cc7-bc94-ea8b9802aff8|15&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469777841,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469769226,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">&euml;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">, where he served for 3 years. He was appointed parish priest of the church of John the Baptist in his hometown. He was sent to New York (USA) to serve the Albanian Catholic community in Bron<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">x<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">. He founded the radio program &#8220;Voice of the Catholic Church &#8216;Our Lady of Shkodra'&#8221; (1985). On July 1, 1986, he was appointed administrator of the new Albanian Catholic church &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">Our lady of good counsel&rdquo;. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">On September 28, 1989, he was appointed parish priest of the new parish &#8220;Our Lady of Shkodra&#8221;, founded by him in New York. He was ordained archbishop of Durr&euml;s and Tirana (April 25, 1993). Since 1994, president of the Albanian Caritas. On January 25, 2005, Pope John Paul II gave the Episcopal See of Tirana &#8211; Durr&euml;s the title &#8220;Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tirana &#8211; Durr&euml;s&#8221;. He passed away in 2015. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">(In the photo: Rrok <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">Mirdita<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW186274402 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\"><strong>Text<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">Albanian encyclopedic dictionary &#8211; Vol. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">2 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\"> Academy of Sciences of Albania, &#8220;Kristalina-KH&#8221;, Tirana, 2008, page 1734.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW186274402 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\"><strong>Photo<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">&copy; <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW186274402 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiranatimes.com\/?p=125121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">https:\/\/www.tiranatimes.com\/?p=1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">2<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">5121<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW186274402 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\"><strong>Graphic processing<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186274402 BCX0\">AHCF<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW186274402 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;335572071&quot;:0,&quot;335572072&quot;:0,&quot;335572073&quot;:0,&quot;335572075&quot;:0,&quot;335572076&quot;:0,&quot;335572077&quot;:0,&quot;335572079&quot;:0,&quot;335572080&quot;:0,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;335572083&quot;:0,&quot;335572084&quot;:0,&quot;335572085&quot;:0,&quot;335572087&quot;:0,&quot;335572088&quot;:0,&quot;335572089&quot;:0,&quot;469789798&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789802&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789810&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;,&quot;469789814&quot;:&quot;nil&quot;}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Kllez\u00ebn, Ulcinj, Monsignor Rrok Mirdita was born. He was the archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tirana-Durr\u00ebs and served as the President of the Episcopal Conference of Albania from 1996 to 2000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ditelindje"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11797,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8028\/revisions\/11797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}