Born in the area of
Durrës, Mekajshi served as bishop of Stephanium (Shtjefni), a region located between northern
Elbasan and
Mat District. In 1601-1602 he and
Nikollë Bardhi unsuccessfully tried to instigate an armed uprising against the
Ottoman Empire. In 1609-10 he sent another proposal to
Pope Paul V regarding an anti-Ottoman revolt. According to his plan 50,000 Catholic and Orthodox Albanian troops with support from
Philip III of Spain would begin a revolt with the aim of removing Ottoman rule from the country. By 1610, when he assisted archbishop
Marin Bici, during the preparation of his report on the Catholic population of the area Mekajshi had become the last remaining Catholic bishop in the
Archdiocese of Durrës. == Sources ==