Archbishop of Albania
Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania | |
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| Archbishopric | |
| Eastern Orthodox | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Incumbent: John of Korça 16 March 2025 | |
| Style | His Beatitude |
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| First holder | Visarion Xhuvani |
| Established | 17 September 1922 |
| Cathedral | Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana, Albania |
| Website | |
| orthodoxalbania | |
| Styles of The Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania | |
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| Reference style | His Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | N/A |
Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania or simply Archbishop of Albania (Albanian: Kryepeshkopi i Tiranës, Durrësit dhe gjithë Shqipërisë) is the primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. He is also head of the Holy Synod.[1]
List of Archbishops of Albania
| No. | Primate | Portrait | Reign | Notes | ||
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| 1 | Visarion of Albania | .jpg) | 20 February 1929 | 26 May 1937 | 8 years, 3 months and 6 days | Born on 14 December 1890 in Elbasan. |
| 2 | Christopher of Albania Kryepeshkopi Kristofori i Shqipërisë (Sotir Kisi) | .jpg) | 12 April 1937 | 25 August 1949 | 12 years, 4 months and 13 days | Born in 1881 in Berat. |
| 3 | Paisius of Albania Kryepeshkop Paisi (Pashko Vodica) |  | 25 August 1949 | 4 March 1966 | 16 years, 6 months and 7 days | Born in 1881 in Vodicë, Kolonjë. |
| 4 | Damian of Albania Kryepeshkopi Damian (Dhimitër Kokoneshi) |  | 7 March 1966 | 8 October 1973 | 7 years, 7 months and 1 day | Born on 26 October 1886 in Llëngë, Mokër. |
| 5 | Anastasios of Albania Kryepeshkopi Anastas (Anastas Janullatos) |  | 11 July 1992 | 25 January 2025 | 32 years, 7 months and 14 days | Born on 4 November 1929 in Piraeus. |
| 6 | John of Albania Kryepeshkopi Joan (Fatmir Pelushi) | | 16 March 2025 | Incumbent | 5 months and 1 day | Born on 1 January 1956 in Tirana. |
References
Sources
- Bido, Ardit (2020). The Albanian Orthodox Church: A Political History, 1878–1945. London: Routledge.
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC.
External links
- rulers.org (It reports: "© 1995-2005 B. Schemmel. Data from this site may be queried and copied on a not-for-profit basis only if the source is accurately credited. All rights are reserved for profit-seeking purposes.")