Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania

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bishopric ecclesiastical office religious leadership position

The Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania is the highest-ranking bishop and spiritual leader of the independent Orthodox Church in Albania.

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Label	Occurrences
Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4813268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania
Context triple: [Archbishop Anastasios, position, Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania]

A. Metropolitan of Elbasan
The Metropolitan of Elbasan is a senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the ecclesiastical administration and spiritual life of the Elbasan region within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
B. Metropolitan of Berat
The Metropolitan of Berat is a senior bishopric title within the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, overseeing the ecclesiastical affairs of the Berat region.
C. Metropolitan of Korçë
The Metropolitan of Korçë is a senior bishopric office overseeing the Orthodox Christian faithful and ecclesiastical affairs in the Korçë region of Albania.
D. Metropolitan of Gjirokastër
The Metropolitan of Gjirokastër is a senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the Gjirokastër region within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
E. Metropolitan of Shkodër
The Metropolitan of Shkodër is a senior Eastern Orthodox bishop overseeing the ecclesiastical jurisdiction around the city of Shkodër within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania
Target entity description: The Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania is the highest-ranking bishop and spiritual leader of the independent Orthodox Church in Albania.

A. Metropolitan of Elbasan
The Metropolitan of Elbasan is a senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the ecclesiastical administration and spiritual life of the Elbasan region within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
B. Metropolitan of Berat
The Metropolitan of Berat is a senior bishopric title within the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, overseeing the ecclesiastical affairs of the Berat region.
C. Metropolitan of Korçë
The Metropolitan of Korçë is a senior bishopric office overseeing the Orthodox Christian faithful and ecclesiastical affairs in the Korçë region of Albania.
D. Metropolitan of Gjirokastër
The Metropolitan of Gjirokastër is a senior Orthodox hierarch overseeing the Gjirokastër region within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
E. Metropolitan of Shkodër
The Metropolitan of Shkodër is a senior Eastern Orthodox bishop overseeing the ecclesiastical jurisdiction around the city of Shkodër within the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bishopric ⓘ ecclesiastical office ⓘ religious leadership position ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Tirana ⓘ
associatedWithCountry	Albania ⓘ
belongsToCommunion	Eastern Orthodox communion ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
church	Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Albania
country	Albania ⓘ
currentHolder	Anastasios of Albania ⓘ
currentHolderStartDate	1992 ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ecclesiasticalRank	archbishop ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	bishops of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ clergy of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ
hasTitle	Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania ⓘ
isLeaderOf	Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Albania
jurisdiction	Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Albania Orthodox Christians in Albania ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Albanian ⓘ Greek ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude	Damian Kokoneshi ⓘ Kristofor Kisi ⓘ Pais Vodica ⓘ Visarion Xhuvani ⓘ
partOf	Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Albania
rank	highest-ranking bishop in the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ
recognizedAs	canonical Orthodox primate in Albania ⓘ
recognizedBy	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Patriarchate of Constantinople
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
responsibility	overseeing doctrine in the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ overseeing liturgical practice in the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ representing the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania in ecumenical relations ⓘ representing the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania in inter-Orthodox relations ⓘ
role	head of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ spiritual leader of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ
seat	Resurrection of Christ Cathedral, Tirana ⓘ linked to: Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral, Tirana Tirana ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ
symbol	episcopal staff ⓘ mitre ⓘ panagia medallion ⓘ
titleStyle	Archbishop ⓘ
tradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
typeOfPrimacy	autocephalous primate ⓘ
vestments	Eastern Orthodox episcopal vestments ⓘ

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Archbishop Anastasios → position → Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania ⓘ

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