Albanian Orthodox Church Head Archbishop Anastasios, 95, Dies In Greek Hospital

Archbishop Anastasios, a Greek national, had regularly received medical care in Athens in recent years (Credit: AFP)

Archbishop Anastasios, the head of the Albanian Orthodox Church for three decades, has died aged 95 in an Athens hospital after being airlifted to the Greek capital following a virus infection.

Anastasios is credited with having revived the Orthodox Church in Muslim-majority Albania after decades of "atheist" rule and fostered peace between Christians and Muslims.