{"id":6758,"date":"2018-06-27T07:55:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T07:55:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:17:40","slug":"celebration-on-the-occasion-of-the-26th-anniversary-of-the-canonical-revival-of-the-church-on-june-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/en\/2018\/06\/27\/celebration-on-the-occasion-of-the-26th-anniversary-of-the-canonical-revival-of-the-church-on-june-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration on the Occasion of the 26th Anniversary of the Canonical Revival of the Church on June 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tOn June 24, 1992, after the advent of democracy, the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected Metropolitan Anastasios, as the first Archbishop of Albania. This would also mark the canonical start of the rebuilding of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania from its ruins.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tOn this occasion, in the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana, a Pan-Orthodox Liturgy was celebrated by Archbishop Anastasios and the Metropolitan Joan of Kor\u00e7a, Metropolitan Dhimitri of Gjirokastra, Metropolitan Andon of Elbasan, Metropolitan Nathanail of Amantia, Bishop Asti of Bylis as well as other clergy from the Archiepiscopate and the other metropolitan areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tHis Grace Andoni delivered the sermon on the occasion of the celebration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tIn the end of the Liturgy, on behalf of the Orthodox faithful, Metropolitan Joan of Kor\u00e7a congratulated the Archbishop on the occasion of this celebration. Archbishop Anastasios, on the other hand, reminded the younger people about the course of those historic days until his acceptance of the duty and warmly thanked the participants for their wishes and support.<\/span><\/p>\n

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