Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
Bartholomew I (Greek: Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαῖος Αʹ, Patriarchis Bartholomaios A' , Turkish: Patrik I. Bartholomeos; born 29 February 1940) is the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, since 2 November 1991.[1]
His All Holiness Bartholomew I | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
Diocese | Constantinople |
See | Constantinople |
Installed | 2 November 1991 |
Predecessor | Demetrios I |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Dimitrios Arhondonis (Δημήτριος Αρχοντώνης, Dēmḗtrios Archontṓnis) |
Born | Aghios Theodoros (Zeytinliköy), Imbros (Gökçeada), Turkey | 29 February 1940
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Residence | Fener, Istanbul, Turkey |
Parents | Chrḗstos (father) and Merópē (mother) Archontṓnis |
Alma mater | Patriarchal Theological school (Halki seminary) |
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He is the "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, and the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians around the world.[2][3][4][5]
Contributor
Bartholomew wrote a chapter with Pope John Paul II in “Earth Toward Our Children’s Future".
He wrote an essay, "To Commit a Crime Against the Natural World Is a Sin” in Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril (Trinity University Press, 2010 ISBN 9781595340665).
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Religious titles | ||
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Preceded by Unknown | Metropolitan of Philadelphia 1973–1990 | Succeeded by Meliton (Karas) |
Preceded by Meliton (Hadjis) | Metropolitan of Chalcedon 1990–1991 | Succeeded by Joachim (Neradjoulis) |
Preceded by Demetrius I | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1991–present | Incumbent |
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Preceded by Demetrius I | Co-Head of State of Mount Athos 1991–present | Incumbent |
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