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Today, the Metropolitan of Korça, His Grace Anastasi, is enthroned/ Present at the ceremony is His Beatitude, Joani

2025-09-27 10:39:00, Aktualitet CNA

Today, the Metropolitan of Korça, His Grace Anastasi, is enthroned/

Today at 11:00, the Enthronement ceremony of the Metropolitan of Korça, His Grace Anastas, will take place at the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral in Korça.

His Beatitude, Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, Ioannis, will also be present at the ceremony. Members of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church will also be present.

On September 16, 2025, the Graceful Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, under the leadership of His Beatitude Joan, elected His Grace Anastasius, Metropolitan of Korça.

His Grace, Metropolitan of Korça, Mr. Anastas (Mamaj), was born in Vlora, in 1979. He completed his studies at the Department of Greek Language at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens (1999), graduated from the “Ismail Qemali” University of Vlora and received a degree in Business Administration (MSc) (2001-2005). He later studied at the “Resurrection of Christ” Theological Academy (2017) and at the Department of Theology and Culture at the LOGOS University College, where he received a degree (BSc) in Social Theological Studies and Religious Sciences (2023).

In the years 2005-2009 he held important positions at the Italo-Albanian Bank and from 2009 to 2017 he held management positions at Union Bank. From 2006 to 2014 he was a member of the Clerical-Laity Council of the Orthodox Church of Albania and a close associate of the late Metropolitan of Berat, Vlora and Kanina, Mr. Ignat

He was ordained deacon on January 22, 2018 by His Beatitude, Archbishop Mr. Anastas, was ordained priest on October 20, 2019, and received the title of Archimandrite on August 9, 2020.

From 2017 to the present day, he contributes to the administration of the church property and economic activities of the Church of Albania. He is the Executive Director of the University Institution “LOGOS”, representative of the Archbishop on the Executive Council and member of the Administrative Council of the “Orthodox Evangelization Clinic” Foundation. He is also an advisor to the “Frymë Dashurie” Educational Institution and since December 3, he serves as Protosingjel of the Archbishopric of Tirana and Durrës. In addition to his native language, he speaks Greek and Italian./ CNA