ë r , ▁for ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁and ▁ecc les iast ical ▁life . ▁O wing ▁to ▁Aust rian ▁interest ▁in ▁Alban ia , ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁was ▁obtained ▁through ▁a ▁civil ▁dec ree ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Vil aj et ▁of ▁Ber at . ▁ ▁Alban ia ▁was ▁divided ▁ecc les iast ically ▁into ▁several ▁arch ie pis cop al ▁provinces : ▁ ▁T ivari ▁Since ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁princip ality ▁of ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁Since ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁separate ▁from ▁Sc ut ari , ▁with ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁un ited ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁on ▁equal ▁terms . ▁ ▁Sc ut ari , ▁with ▁the ▁suff rag an ▁Se es ▁of ▁Aless io , ▁Pul ati , ▁S appa ▁and ▁( since ▁ 1 8 8 8 ) ▁the ▁Abb atia ▁mill ius ▁of ▁St . ▁Alexander ▁of ▁O ros ci . ▁ ▁Dur azzo ▁ ▁U sk up ▁The ▁last ▁two ▁arch ie pis cop al ▁provinces ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁suff rag ans , ▁and ▁dep ended ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁Holy ▁See . ▁A ▁sem inary , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Top ich ▁of ▁Sc ut ari , ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Ott om ans , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁re - est ab lished ▁on ▁Aust rian ▁territory ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁imperial ▁protection . ▁▁ ▁Eastern ▁Orth