Archbishop Anastasios lies in repose at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
The Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Metropolitan Church of Athens in the presence of the body of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania.
The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios, Vice-President of the Holy Synod. After its completion, His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece performed a Trisagion service for the repose of the soul of the Late Archbishop.
The body of the late Primate will remain in the Cathedral of Athens, where it will lie in repose until the morning of Monday, 27 January 2025, when it will be transferred to Albania.
Five-day mourning declared in the Church of Albania
The Holy Synod of Albania has declared a five-day mourning period following the passing of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Albania.
The Holy Synod, which convened in an extraordinary session yesterday, elected His Eminence Metropolitan Ioannis of Korçë as the Locum Tenens of the Archdiocesan Throne.
The body of the late Archbishop will be received at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Tirana on Tuesday, 28 January 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday, 30 January 2025 at 11:00, immediately after the Divine Liturgy.
The late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania reposed in the Lord on Saturday, 25 January 2025, at the age of 95, at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens due to multi-organ failure. His passing followed a multi-day stay at Hygeia Hospital in Tirana.
Photographs: Christos Bonis/Archdiocese of Athens/Eurokinissi
Source: orthodoxtimes.com
