Damian of Albania

Archbishop Damian (Albanian: Kryepeshkopi Damian, secular name Dhimitër Kokoneshi; 26 October 1886 18 October 1973) was the bishop of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania from April 1966 until February 1967, when the religion was abolished in Albania.


Damian
Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania
InstalledApril 1966
Term ended13 November 1967
PredecessorPaisi (1966)
SuccessorPost Abolished (Anastasi following re-establishment in 1992)
Personal details
Born
Dhimitër Kokoneshi

(1886-10-26)26 October 1886
Mokër, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Albania)
Died18 October 1973(1973-10-18) (aged 86)
Pogradec, Communist Albania (modern-day Albania)
Alma materNormal School of Monastir (1896)
Academy of Theology in Ioannina (1925)
Signature
Styles of
The Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania
Reference styleHis Beatitude
Spoken styleYour Beatitude
Religious styleArchbishop
Posthumous styleN/A
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