Metropolitan John (Albanian: Mitropolit Joan, secular name Fatmir Pelushi; January 1, 1956, Tirana) is the Albanian Orthodox metropolitan of Korça, since his installment in 1999. In 1979, he was secretly baptized by a priest named Fr. Kozma Qirjo with name in honor of St. John the Theologian. After graduating from Holy Cross Seminary with a Master's of Theological Studies, he returned to Albania and Archbishop Anastasios appointed him to teach theology at the seminary, as well as serve in other capacities within the Church.