Background
Illia, Frano was born on February 21, 1918 in Juban-Shkoder, Albania. Son of Rrock and Tone (Mark) Illia.
Illia, Frano was born on February 21, 1918 in Juban-Shkoder, Albania. Son of Rrock and Tone (Mark) Illia.
Graduate in theology, Brignole College, Genoa, Italy, 1939.
Parish priest, Roman Catholic Church, Tirana, Albania, 1945; parish priest, Roman Catholic Church, Milot, Albania, 1946-1967, 91-92; imprisoned,, 1967-1986; bishop of Shkoder,, Albania, since 1993.