Short Biography of Archbishop Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania John His Beatitude Archbishop John, was born Fatmir Pelushi in Tirana, Albania on January 1, 1956. He grew up in a Bektashi family. In his youth, during the period of relentless religious persecution, he discovered the Orthodox Christian faith and was secretly baptized (1979) by the heroic priest Fr. Kosmas Kyrios, who later
Short Biography of His Eminence Metropolitan of Gjirokastra, Dhimitrios His Eminence, Metropolitan of Gjirokastra, Dhimitrios (Sinaites), born Dimitrios Dikmpasanis, son of Apostolos, was born in Nea Iraklia, Serres, in 1940. He completed his general education in the city of Serres and later studied Theology at the Faculty of Theology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from which he graduated in 1968. From 1969 to 1971, he
Short Biography of His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony of Elbasan His Eminence, Metropolitan of Elbasan, Shpati, and Librazhd, Anthony (secular name Artan Merdani), was born on December 7, 1969, in Tirana, where he completed his primary and secondary education. From 1996 to 1999, he studied at the "Resurrection of Christ" Theological Academy of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania in Saint Vlash, Durrës. He continued
Short Biography of His Eminence, Metropolitan of Amantia, Nathanail His Eminence, Metropolitan of Amantia, Nathanail (secular name Konstantinos Stergiou), was born in 1957 in Taxiarches, Trikala, Greece. At the age of 17, he entered the Monastery of Megisti Lavra on Mount Athos. In 1978, he graduated from the Athoniada School, and in the following year (1979), he was tonsured a monk at the same
Short Biography of Auxiliary Bishop Anastas of Kruja Auxiliary Bishop Anastas of Kruja (born Enkeled Mamaj) was born on August 6, 1979, in Vlora, Albania, where he completed his primary and secondary education. In 1999, he began his studies in the Department of Greek Language at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens. He later graduated from "Ismail Qemali" University in Vlora,
