Damian of Albania


Damian
Archbishop of Albania
Installed7 March 1966
Term ended8 October 1973
PredecessorPaisi (1966)
SuccessorPost Abolished (Anastasi following re-establishment in 1992)
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Personal details
Born
Dhimitër Kokoneshi

(1886-10-26)26 October 1886
Died8 October 1973(1973-10-08) (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

Archbishop Damian (Albanian: Kryepeshkopi Damian, secular name Dhimitër Kokoneshi; 26 October 1886 8 October 1973) was the bishop of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania and its primate from 7 March 1966. De facto he led the Church until February 1967, when the religion was abolished in Albania.