Bartholomew I of Constantinople

His All Holiness

Bartholomew I
His All Holiness; Bartholomew I
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
Diocese	Constantinople
See	Constantinople
Installed	2 November 1991
Predecessor	Demetrios I
Personal details
Born	Dimitrios Arhondonis (Δημήτριος Αρχοντώνης, Dēmḗtrios Archontṓnis); 29 February 1940 (age 86); Aghios Theodoros (Zeytinliköy), Imbros (Gökçeada), Turkey
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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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.

He is the "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, and the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians around the world.

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).

Related pages

References

↑ Meyendorff, John; Chapin, John; Lossky, Nicolas (1981). Orthodox Church: Its Past and Its Role in the World Today. St. Vladimirs Seminary Press. p. 132. ISBN 0913836818.
↑ Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: insights into an Orthodox Christian worldview (2007) John Chryssavgis International Journal of Environmental Studies, 64, (1);pp: 9 - 18
↑ "Ecumenical Patriarch of the Worldwide Orthodox Christian Church Meets with American Bible Society Leaders". Religious News Service. July 17, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
↑ "American Bible Society Sees Potential in Blossoming Greek Orthodox Relations". The Christian Post. July 23, 2007.
↑ "The Patriarch". Time. July 29, 2007. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2008.

Religious titles
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
Regnal titles
Preceded by Demetrius I	Co-Head of State of Mount Athos 1991–present	Incumbent

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[1] Meyendorff, John; Chapin, John; Lossky, Nicolas (1981). Orthodox Church: Its Past and Its Role in the World Today. St. Vladimirs Seminary Press. p. 132. ISBN 0913836818.

[env-2] Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: insights into an Orthodox Christian worldview (2007) John Chryssavgis International Journal of Environmental Studies, 64, (1);pp: 9 - 18

[3] "Ecumenical Patriarch of the Worldwide Orthodox Christian Church Meets with American Bible Society Leaders". Religious News Service. July 17, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2008-01-20.

[4] "American Bible Society Sees Potential in Blossoming Greek Orthodox Relations". The Christian Post. July 23, 2007.

[5] "The Patriarch". Time. July 29, 2007. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2008.