Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania as people pay their respects during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
People pay their respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Senior clergy from the Catholic and Orthodox churches pays respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
People pay respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, right, and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis, second right, attend the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Officials and pilgrims attend the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Officials and pilgrims attend the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Officials and pilgrims attend the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania lies at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaks during the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks during the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
People pay their respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, speaks during the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, right, and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis, second right, attend the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Priests carry the coffin of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, during his funeral at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
People gather during the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
People attend the funeral of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
A woman pays her respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
A girl pays his respects to the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania during his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
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Greek Orthodox priests stand next to the casket of the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania as people pay their respects during a religious ceremony, a day before his funeral, inside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)