What is Albanian Orthodox Church?
The '''Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania''' is one of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] churches. It is very new. It was created in [[1922]] by the fathers of the Albanian Orthodoxy Fan Noli, Visarion Xhuvani, and others. The Albanian Orthodox Church is [[autocephaly|autocephalous]], meaning its [[bishop]] does not have to answer before any superior [[clergy|clerical]] authority. Since its beginning it has had a difficult time. The church suffered during the [[Second World War]], and in the [[communism|communist]] period that came after. This became worse after [[1967]] when Albania was declared an [[atheism|atheist]] state, and no public or private expression of religion was allowed. After religious [[freedom]] returned in [[1991]], the church has become very active again. More than 250 churches have been created or repaired, and more than 100 [[clergy]] being ordained. The Church currently has four [[diocese]]s, [[Tirana]], [[Durrës]] and [[Elbasan]]; [[Berat]] and Kanina; [[Gjirokastër]]; and [[Korçë]]. ==Other websites== * [http://www.albanianorthodox.org Albanian Orthodox Library] * [http://www.orthodoxalbania.org Official Site of the Albanian Orthodox Church] * [http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg.aspx?eccpageID=25&IndexView=toc Eastern Christian Churches: Orthodox Church of Albania]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://www.frosina.org/about/infobits.asp?id=148 History of the Establishment of the Church] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051017030431/http://frosina.org/about/infobits.asp?id=148 |date=2005-10-17 }} {{multistub|religion|europe}} [[Category:Eastern Orthodox Church]] [[Category:Organizations based in Albania]]