Demetrios I of Constantinople
269th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Demetrios I, also Dimitrios I or Demetrius I, born Demetrios Papadopoulos (Greek: Δημήτριος Αʹ, Δημήτριος Παπαδόπουλος; September 8, 1914 – October 2, 1991), was the 269th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from July 16, 1972, to October 2, 1991, serving as the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians.[1][2] Before his election as patriarch, he served as the metropolitan bishop of Imvros. He was born in Istanbul in modern-day Turkey, then known as Constantinopole, where he also died.[2]
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Demetrios I | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Installed | July 16, 1972 |
Term ended | October 2, 1991 |
Predecessor | Athenagoras I |
Successor | Bartholomew I |
Personal details | |
Born | Demetrios Papadopoulos (1914-09-08)September 8, 1914 |
Died | October 2, 1991(1991-10-02) (aged 77) Phanar, Istanbul, Turkey |
Nationality | Ottoman and Turkish |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
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