The Orthodox Church of Albania was declared autocephalous in September in 1922, ending its subordination to the archbishopric of Ohrid and the patriarchate of Constantinople. Archbishop Joan, 69 ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an inauguration ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January. The ceremony was held at the ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an enthronement ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January. The ...

A general view of an inauguration ceremony of Albania's Orthodox Church for its new Archbishop Joan, at the Cathedral of Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Saturday, March 29, 2025.

Albania’s Orthodox Church on Saturday held an enthronement ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January. The ceremony was held at the ...

In 1990, he fled to Italy and then to Boston, where he studied at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. In 1992, when Albanians fled the poor country en masse, Joan contacted Archbishop ...