Bartholomew I of Constantinople

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Bartholomew I of Constantinople is the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church and a prominent global religious figure known for his advocacy of interfaith dialogue and environmental protection.


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instanceOf Christian theologian
Eastern Orthodox bishop
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
religious leader
birthDate 1940-02-29
birthName Dimitrios Arhondonis
birthPlace Gökçeada
Turkey
İmroz
consecrationDate 1973
countryOfCitizenship Turkey
educatedAt Halki seminary
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Pontifical Oriental Institute
University of Pavia
electionDate 1991-10-22
enthronementDate 1991-11-02
ethnicGroup Greek
follows Eastern Orthodox Church
givenName Dimitrios
hasTitle First among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Church
headOf Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
honorificPrefix His All-Holiness
knownFor advocacy for religious freedom
environmental activism
promotion of interfaith dialogue
languageSpoken English
German
Greek
Italian
Turkish
leaderOf Eastern Orthodox Church
nickname Green Patriarch
notableWork encyclicals on environmental stewardship
statements on human rights and religious freedom
ordinationDate 1961
participantIn World Council of Churches events
dialogue with Muslim leaders
dialogue with the Anglican Communion
dialogue with the Jewish community
dialogue with the Lutheran World Federation
dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church
environmental protection initiatives
interfaith conferences
positionHeld Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
predecessor Dimitrios I of Constantinople
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousName Bartholomew
residence Istanbul
Phanar

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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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