Archbishop of Albania Anastasios

The funeral and interment of the late Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and all Albania, Anastasios, took place in Tirana

The body of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania will be flown to Tirana, laying in repose at the Albanian capital's main Orthodox Cathedral until Thursday, followed by an exodios funeral service and interment.

The body of Archbishop Anastasios will be transferred to Albania on Tuesday and lie in state until his funeral and burial on Thursday.

The death of Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) today, at age 95, has left Eastern Orthodoxy without the brightest light of humility and love that Jesus Christ taught. In this, he undoubtedly outshone all hierarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. After the death of communist dictator in 1985, who made Albania the only country in the world […]

The Archbishop’s body will remain in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens until the early hours of Monday

Politicians praised Archbishop Anastasios’s contributions to Orthodoxy, his commitment to peace and understanding, his academic and theological writings, and his service to communities in need.

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, a prominent cleric, theologian, and scholar, died at the age of 95 on Saturday.

Head of Orthodox Church in Albania remains in an Athens hospital's ICU