Archbishop of Albania
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Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania | |
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Eastern Orthodox | |
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Incumbent: Anastasios of Albania since 2 August 1992 | |
Style | His Beatitude |
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First holder | Visarion Xhuvani |
Established | 17 September 1922 |
Cathedral | Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana, Albania |
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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]
The first archbishop was Visarion Xhuvani. The current archbishop is Anastasios of Albania.
List of archbishops of Albania
[edit]No. | Name | Term served
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Unrecognised autocephaly (1929–1937) | |||||||
1 | Visarion Xhuvani | 20 February 1929 | 26 May 1936 | ||||
Recognised autocephaly (1937–1967) | |||||||
2 | Christopher of Albania | 12 April 1937 | 25 August 1949 | ||||
3 | Paisius of Albania | 25 August 1949 | 4 March 1966 | ||||
4 | Damian of Albania | April 1966 | 8 October 1973 | ||||
Vacant during Communist Era (1973–1992) | |||||||
5 | Anastasios of Albania | 2 August 1992 | Incumbent |
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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.")