Albanian Orthodox Church information

Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania
*Kisha Ortodokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë*
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Primate	Archbishop Anastasios of Albania
Bishops	6
Priests	135
Parishes	909
Monasteries	150
Language	Albanian Greek (in southern parts)
Headquarters	Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana, Albania
Territory	Albania and Albanian diaspora
Founder	Theofan Stilian Noli
Independence	17 September 1922^[1]
Recognition	Autocephaly recognised in 1937 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Separated from	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Members	500,000^[2]-700,000-800,000^[3] (claimed), number much higher when diaspora is considered.
Official website	orthodoxalbania.org

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The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania (Albanian: Kisha Ortodokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë), commonly known as the Albanian Orthodox Church or the Orthodox Church of Albania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It declared its autocephaly in 1922 through its Congress of 1922, and gained recognition from the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1937.

The church suffered during the Second World War, and in the communist period that followed, especially after 1967 when Albania was declared an atheist state, and no public or private expression of religion was allowed.

The church has, however, seen a revival since religious freedom was restored in 1991, with more than 250 churches restored or rebuilt, and more than 100 clergy being ordained. It has 909 parishes spread all around Albania, and around 500,000 to 550,000 faithful.^[2] The number is claimed to be as high as 700,000 by some Orthodox sources – and higher when considering the Albanian diaspora.^[4]^[5]

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b John Anthony McGuckin (28 December 2010). The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-4443-3731-0. Retrieved 8 June 2012. The Orthodox currently represent about half a million faithful, worshipping in 909 parishes.
^ CNEWA - Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania Archived 2008-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Kryesore". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
^ "Albanian Orthodox".

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