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[[Image:AnastasiosOfAlbania.jpg|right|frame|Abp. Anastasios of Albania]]
His Beatitude '''Anastasios (Yannoulatos), Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania''' is the current [[primate]] of the [[Church of Albania]]. Besides being a prolific writer, Anastasios is known for his [[missionary ]] initiatives in East Africa and critical leadership in the resurrection of the Albanian church in the 20th century after it was decimated by the Communist regime.
==Life==
In 1991, following the fall of the communist government of Albania and the ensuing political changes, Abp. Anastasios was appointed by the Ecumenical Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]] to be the Patriarchal [[Exarch]] for the Albanian Church with the mandate to re-establish the Autocephalous [[Church of Albania]] without regard to the ethnic origin of its people. He was named Archbishop of Tirana on [[June 24]], 1992 and [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[August 2]], 1992. For this challenge, Abp. Anastasios drew on his academic work and field accomplishments in East Africa to establish the structure to train local leaders. Under his leadership, the church opened a seminary with more than eighty students and within two years increased the Albanian [[clergy]] from eleven to fifty six.
==See Also==
* [[Missionary]]
==Bibliography==
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==SourceSources==
*[http://www.orthodoxalbania.org/English/Archbishop/ArchbishopFrm.htm Official biography] from the Church of Albania website
*[http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Anastasios_Yannoulatos Anastasios Yannoulatos]
