Arjan Dodaj

Arjan Dodaj F.D.C. (born 21 January 1977) is an Albanian Roman Catholic prelate who has served as the Archbishop of Tiranë–Durrës since 2021. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the same archdiocese from 2020 to 2021.

Early life and education Dodaj was born on 21 January 1977 in Laç in the region of Kurbin, Albania.

In 1993, after completing his studies in his hometown, he emigrated to Italy and settled in Cuneo, where he began working.

In 1997 he entered the Priestly Fraternity of the Sons of the Cross (Community “House of Mary”) in Rome. He received episcopal consecration on 15 September 2020 in the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Tirana. He took possession of the archdiocese in January 2022.