{"id":9047,"date":"2019-08-02T12:19:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:18:43","slug":"celebration-on-the-occasion-of-the-27th-anniversary-of-the-canonical-revival-of-our-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orthodoxalbania.org\/2026\/en\/2019\/08\/02\/celebration-on-the-occasion-of-the-27th-anniversary-of-the-canonical-revival-of-our-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration on the Occasion of the 27th Anniversary of the Canonical Revival of our Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year we celebrate two significant events which mark the official canonical revival of the OrthodoxAutocephalous Church of Albania: The Election of Archbishop Anastasios at the head of our Church (June 24) and the day of His enthronement (August 2).<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Today, on August 2, 2019, on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the enthronement of His BeatitudeAnastasiosas Head of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, apanegyric Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Resurrection of ChristCathedral in Tirana. It was presided over by the Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, his Beatitude Anastasios who concelebrated together with the Metropolitan of Kor\u00e7a, His Grace Joan; the Metropolitan of Gjirokastra, His Grace Dimitri; the Metropolitan of Fier, His Grace Nikolla; the Metropolitan of Elbasan, His Grace Andoni; the Metropolitan of Amantia, His Grace Nathanail and Bishop Asti of Bylis.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

On behalf of the Holy Synod and all the Orthodox faithful, Archbishop Anastasios received wishes by the Metropolitan of Kor\u00e7a, His Grace Joan. The Archbishop thanked everyone for the wishes and recalled the first moments of his coming to Albania and of the re-establishm<\/a>ent of the Church.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Celebration on the Occasion of the 27th Anniversary of the Canonical Revival of our Church<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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