In 2025 (about a year ago), the Ecclesiastical Lyceum "Holy Cross" of Gjirokaster, which was a private school of the Orthodox Church of Albania and was founded by the late Archbishop Anastasios, ceased to operate due to a lack of students.

And the state has officially come to seal this development, following a request from the Church of Albania, as clarified by the Church itself in its announcement.

It is reported in this regard: “The decision taken by the authorities is an administrative response to the request of the institution itself. The work of the Orthodox Church in the field of education continues with full dedication, through numerous educational institutions of all levels throughout the country.

The said non-public school operated continuously from 1998 to 2025. During this period, the school, which was founded and operated under the special care of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania and the late Archbishop Anastasios, enabled hundreds of young people to be educated and cultivate Christian values.

For twenty-seven years, from 1998 to June 2025, the Ecclesiastical lyceum "Timios stavros" of The Metropolis Of Gjirokaster operated, Which Belonged to the "Breath of love" educational Institutions Of the Church of Albania.

Το Λύκειο αυτό, δημιουργήθηκε μέσα σε δύσκολες συνθήκες, προκειμένου να αποτελέσει φυτώριο για στελέχη της Εκκλησίας της Αλβανίας. Να σημειωθεί ότι σκοπός του σχολείου, που βρισκόταν σε μία από τις παραδοσιακές συνοικίες του Αργυροκάστρου, χαρακτηριστικές για τα λιθόχτιστα μεσαιωνικά οικήματα, δεν ήταν μόνο η εξασφάλιση μόρφωσης, αλλά και η καλλιέργεια της αγάπης για την Ορθοδοξία, μέσα από τα διδάγματα της πίστης, ώστε οι σπουδαστές να αποκτούσαν εκείνα τα εφόδια που θα τους έκαναν χρήσιμους στην Εκκλησία και στην κοινωνία, αλλά και στους ίδιους τους εαυτούς τους.