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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
| 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 | Kristofor Kisi | 12 April 1937 | 25 August 1949 | ||||
| 3 | Paisi Vodica | 25 August 1949 | 4 March 1966 | ||||
| 4 | Damian Kokoneshi | April 1966 | 8 October 1973 | ||||
| Vacant during Communist Era (1973–1992) | |||||||
| 5 | Anastas Janullatos | 2 August 1992 | Incumbent | ||||
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.")
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