Category: Albania

Bishop Astios Elected as Metropolitan of Berat, Vlora, and Kanina

OCP- November 14, 2024

OCP News Service – 14/11/2024 Tirana – Albania: The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania has elected Bishop Astios of Byllis as ... Read More

Albanian Church Raises Alarm Over Persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

OCP- August 28, 2024

OCP News Service – 28/08/2024 Tirana – Albania: The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania has strongly condemned the recent legislation enacted by the Ukrainian parliament, ... Read More

Patriarchs of Antioch and Archbishop of Albania Emphasize Unity and Dialogue

OCP- August 24, 2024

  OCP News Service – 24/08/2024 Damascus - Syria: His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East has called for the Church ... Read More

Albanian Orthodox Church Marks 32 Years Under Archbishop Anastasios

OCP- August 4, 2024

orthodoxalbania.org OCP News Service – 04/08/2024 Tirana – Albania: On August 2, 2024, the Albanian Orthodox Church commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the enthronement of ... Read More

Orthodox Church of Albania Disputes Albanian Census Results 2023

OCP- July 20, 2024

https://orthodoxalbania.org/ OCP News Service – 20/07/2024 Tirana – Albania: The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania's Press Office issued a statement on July 18,2024, questioning the ... Read More

Albanian Orthodox Church Denounces Same-Sex Marriage in Tirana

OCP- May 23, 2024

OCP News Service – 23/05/2024 Tirana – Albania: Following a same-sex marriage ceremony in Tirana on May 19th, the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania has ... Read More

Albanian Orthodox Church Denounces Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

OCP- January 23, 2024

OCP News Service – 23/12/2023 Tirana – Albania: The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania has issued a strong statement against the recent legal establishment of ... Read More

Archbishop Anastasios Commemorates the 111th Anniversary of Albania’s Independence at the Official Reception of President Bajram Begaj

OCP- December 9, 2023

orthodoxalbania.org OCP News Service – 09/12/2023 Tirana – Albania: The Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios of Albania, participated in the ... Read More

Orthodox Church of Albania Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Jerusalem

OCP- October 28, 2023

OCP News Service – 28/10/2022 Tirana – Albania: The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania urges an immediate ceasefire and the initiation of sincere dialogue to ... Read More

Archimandrite Nikodhim to Be Consecrated as Bishop-Elect of Boston and the Albanian Archdiocese on September 16, 2023

OCP- September 2, 2023

Archimandrite Nikodhim OCP News Service – 02/09/2023 New York- USA: Archimandrite Nikodhim, the Bishop-Elect of Boston and the Albanian Archdiocese of the OCA, will be ... Read More