0 4 ▁Central ▁and ▁Southern ▁Alban ians ▁( in ▁Ep irus ▁Nova ) ▁remained ▁mostly ▁Orth odox ▁despite ▁the ▁growing ▁Catholic ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁were ▁often ▁linked ▁to ▁By z antine ▁and ▁Bulgar ian ▁state ▁entities ▁Kru j ë , ▁however , ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁Catholic ism . ▁Its ▁bishop ric ▁had ▁been ▁Catholic ▁since ▁ 1 1 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁under ▁direct ▁dependence ▁from ▁the ▁po pe ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁po pe ▁himself ▁who ▁consec r ated ▁the ▁bishop . ▁Local ▁Alban ian ▁nobles ▁maintained ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Pap acy . ▁Its ▁influence ▁became ▁so ▁great , ▁that ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁local ▁b ish ops . ▁The ▁Arch bishop ric ▁of ▁D urr ë s , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁bishop rics ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁had ▁initially ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Church ▁after ▁the ▁split ▁despite ▁continuous , ▁but ▁fruit less ▁efforts ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁church ▁to ▁convert ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Latin ▁r ite . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Four th ▁Cr us ade ▁▁ ▁However , ▁things ▁changed ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁By z antine ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 2 0 8 , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁arch de acon ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁arch bishop ric ▁of ▁D urr ë s . ▁After ▁the ▁recon quest ▁of ▁D urr ë s ▁by ▁the ▁Desp ot ate ▁of ▁Ep irus ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 4 , ▁the ▁Latin ▁Arch bishop ▁of