ðə fˈɜːst ælbˈeɪniən təbi ɹˈeɪzd tə ðə sˈeɪkɹɪd kˈɑːlɪdʒ, hiː wʌz ɐpˈæɹəntli tʃˈoʊzən æz ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ʌvðə θˈɜːɾi ɔːɹ sˌoʊ kˈæθlɪk pɹˈiːsts tə hæv sɚvˈaɪvd ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃənz.
The first Albanian to be raised to the Sacred College, he was apparently chosen as the oldest of the 30 or so Catholic priests to have survived the Communist persecutions.