Gjergj Bardhi was an Albanian

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 prelate

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 of the Roman Catholic Church

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Gjergj Bardhi was born in region of Zadrima, modern northern Albania

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 in 1575. His family included several notable figures of Albanian history like Frang Bardhi

Frang Bardhi

Frang Bardhi was an Albanian bishop and author of the early eras of Albanian literature.-Life:He was born in Kallmet or Nënshat in the northern Albanian Zadrima region near Lezhë...

, writer of the early eras of Albanian literature

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In 1621 he became apostolic vicar of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë in Albania. In Sapa he lived in the parish

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 of Saint-Etienne

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. In 1623 he became bishop of the diocese of Zappa. In 1635 he was appointed Archbishop of Antivari. He served as apostolic administrator

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 of Serbia

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 from March to November 1644, when he was appointed again bishop of Sapa. Gjergj Bardhi died on October 16, 1646 in the area of modern Shkodër

Shkodër

Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...

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