Damian of Albania
Damian | |
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| Archbishop of Albania | |
| Installed | 7 March 1966 |
| Term ended | 8 October 1973 |
| Predecessor | Paisi (1966) |
| Successor | Post Abolished (Anastasi following re-establishment in 1992) |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhimitër Kokoneshi 26 October 1886 |
| Died | 8 October 1973 (aged 86) Pogradec, Communist Albania (modern-day Albania) |
| Alma mater | Normal School of Monastir (1896) Academy of Theology in Ioannina (1925) |
| Signature | |
| Styles of The Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania | |
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| Reference style | His Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | N/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.