9 hours agoWho is Joan Pelushi, the new archbishop of the Orthodox Church who follows Anastas Yanulatos?
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Joan Pelushi was born in January 1956 in Tirana, into a Bektasian family. He was converted to Christianity in 1975, during his senior year after a secret Christian orthodhox friend, according to him, borrowed a copy of the French New Testament. He has studied theological school for several years [...]
He was converted to Christianity in 1975, during his senior year after a secret Christian orthodhox friend, according to him, borrowed a copy of the French New Testament.
He has studied for several years at the Orthodox School of the Holy Cross near Boston in the United States.
Father Joan graduated from the Orthodox School of Theology The Honored Cross in America ( Holy Cross Orthodox School of Theology, Boston, with a degree of “Mister of Divony”. He studied in the US thanks to a study scholarship founded there by Albanians in America in memory of Bishop Fan Noley.
He has previously served as professor and dean of the Theological Academy of the Albanian Orthodox Church.
With a graduate of <x0.25 with the Master in the Theological Studies, he returned to Albania, while Archbishop Anastas assigned him to teach in Seminar as well as to serve in other countries within the Church.
He graced him in the pit on February 27, 1994, and then as a priest on December 4 of the same year. In 1995 he gets a study right and returns to the United States to continue further studies.
When he returned in 1996, he is appointed director of the Theological Seminary in Durres, as well as stands up in the rank of Archimandrite on November 19th.
On July 18, 1998, he was elected as the Korca Mitrovici and was enthroned two days later, reports Top Channel, broadcast Periscope.
He has translated a number of books into Albanian: 1 - The Holy Spirit, published in 1996. 2-Trust Orthodox. Vol. Doctrine, published 1997. 3-Trust Orthodox. Vol. II Worship, published 1997. 4-Trust Orthodox. Vol. III Holy Scripture and Church History, published 2000. 5-Trust Orthodox. Vol. IV Spiritality, published in 2002. 6 St. Silwan, published in 2003. 7 -Doommatics, text textbooks at the Theological Academy. 8 Ilio-Albanian Chiefs, 9-Preach.
Also, former Korca Yianni's Mitrovica has published numerous articles in the newspaper “oil”, has referred to the statement in scientific symposiums both inside and abroad, dignifiedly representing Albania's Autoceal Orthodox Church.
