Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| orthodox | |
.jpg')) | |
) Coat of arms | |
| Incumbent: Anastasios of Albania 2 August 1992 | |
| Style | His Beatitude |
| Information | |
| First holder | Paul the Apostle/Bessarion |
| Established | 17 September 1922 |
| Cathedral | Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana, Albania |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Styles of The Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania | |
|---|---|
) | |
| 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.
The first archbishop was Visarion Xhuvani. The current archbishop is Anastasios of Albania.
List of archbishops of Albania
| No. | Name | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
Sources
- Orthodox Church of Albania
- 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.")