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Bartholomew (Greek: Βαρθολομαῖος, Bartholomaĩos; Turkish: Bartholomeos; born 29 February 1940) is the current Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 2 November 1991. [1] In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the primus inter pares (first among equals) in the Eastern Orthodox Church , and as a spiritual leader of ...
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (Greek: Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, romanized: Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Theological School of Halki at the top of the Hill of Hope The current Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I. Since 1586 the Ecumenical Patriarchate has had its headquarters in the Church of St George in the Fener (Phanar) district of Istanbul. The current territory of the Patriarchate is significantly reduced from what it was at its height.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said a committee was being formed to organise the visit and that the Vatican would soon contact the Turkish government about it. Francis will turn 88 in December.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: 1991 Alexandria: Pope and Patriarch Theodore II: 2004 Antioch: Patriarch John X: 2012 Jerusalem: Patriarch Theophilos III: 2005 Moscow: Patriarch Kirill: 2009 Georgia: Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II: 1977 Serbia: Patriarch Porfirije: 2021 Romania: Patriarch Daniel: 2007 Bulgaria: Patriarch Daniel: 2024
It was followed by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1864, the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1872, and the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1879, thus reducing the territorial extent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's jurisdiction.
Representatives from Orthodox Churches in Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Russia, and Georgia as well as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the enthronement which started immediately after ...
Neophyte, who became patriarch in 2013, was the first elected head of the Bulgarian church after the fall of communism in 1989. ... Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual ...