{"id":67558,"date":"2020-04-04T13:29:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T11:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2020\/?p=67558"},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:45:22","slug":"short-biography-of-bishop-anastas-of-korca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/en\/2020\/04\/04\/short-biography-of-bishop-anastas-of-korca\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Biography of Bishop Anastas of Kor\u00e7a"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short Biography of Bishop Anastas of Kor\u00e7a<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Bishop Anastas of Kor\u00e7a <\/strong>(born Enkeled Mamaj<\/strong>) was born on August 6, 1979<\/strong>, in Vlora, Albania<\/strong>, where he completed his primary and secondary education.<\/p>\n

In 1999<\/strong>, he began his studies in the Department of Greek Language at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens<\/strong>. He later graduated from “Ismail Qemali” University in Vlora<\/strong>, earning a Master\u2019s degree (MSc) in Business Administration (2001-2005)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Between 2005 and 2009<\/strong>, he held significant positions at the Italo-Albanian Bank<\/strong>, and from 2009 to 2017<\/strong>, he served in leadership roles at Union Bank<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Simultaneously, from 2006 to 2014<\/strong>, he was a member of the Clergy-Laity Council of the Orthodox Church of Albania<\/strong> and a close associate of the late Metropolitan Ignat of Berat, Vlora, and Kanina<\/strong>, until the latter\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n

In 2017<\/strong>, he began his theological studies at the Resurrection of Christ Theological Academy<\/strong> and later at the Department of Theology and Culture at LOGOS University College<\/strong>, earning a Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Social Theological Studies and Religious Sciences in 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He was ordained as:<\/p>\n