PF Anastasios

His Beatitude Anastasios celebrates his 90th birthday

The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates on 4 November 2019 his 90th birthday. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of the Theological Faculty of the National and Kapodistrian University…

Nov 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Anastasios celebrates his 45th episcopal consecration anniversary

The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates on 19 November 2017 his 45th episcopal consecration anniversary. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of the Theological Faculty of the National and…

Nov 19, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Anastasios celebrates his 88th birthday

The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates on 4 November 2017 his 88th birthday. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of the Theological Faculty of the National and Kapodistrian…

Nov 4, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

25 Years since the canonical revival of the Orthodox Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania

  Although formal freedom was already restored to the country, the beginning of the 1990s was a dramatic time period for the Community of the Orthodox faithful in Albania, informs orthodoxalbania.org. There was no surviving bishop, and no potential candidate who could be ordained to such a rank; only 15 retired and ailing clergy remained.…

Jun 28, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu