Bartholomew I of Constantinople

His All Holiness

Bartholomew I
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
DioceseConstantinople
SeeConstantinople
Installed2 November 1991
PredecessorDemetrios I
Personal details
Birth nameDimitrios Arhondonis (Δημήτριος Αρχοντώνης, Dēmḗtrios Archontṓnis)
Born (1940-02-29) 29 February 1940 (age 84)
Aghios Theodoros (Zeytinliköy), Imbros (Gökçeada), Turkey
DenominationEastern Orthodox
ResidenceFener, Istanbul, Turkey
ParentsChrḗstos (father) and Merópē (mother) Archontṓnis
Alma materPatriarchal Theological school (Halki seminary)
SignatureBartholomew I's signature

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]

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 I with Pope Francis.

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).

References

  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.
  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.
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