Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

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ecclesiastical office patriarchate

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is the spiritual leader and "first among equals" of the Eastern Orthodox Church, historically based in Istanbul and regarded as a primary symbol of Orthodox unity.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form Occurrences
Patriarch of Constantinople 5
His All-Holiness 3
Archbishop of Constantinople 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical office ⓘ
patriarchate ⓘ
associatedCathedral St. George’s Cathedral, Phanar ⓘ
associatedCouncil Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ⓘ
associatedEthnicTradition Greek Orthodox tradition ⓘ
associatedEvent Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) ⓘ
associatedWith Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Phanar (Fener) Greek Orthodox community
canonicalTerritoryClaim parts of Turkey and some diaspora regions ⓘ
communionWith all canonical Eastern Orthodox Churches ⓘ
conflictOrTensionWith Moscow Patriarchate on issues of primacy and jurisdiction ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
currentRankInOrthodoxy first in honor among Eastern Orthodox bishops ⓘ
doesNotHave universal jurisdiction over all Orthodox churches ⓘ
ecumenicalEngagement World Council of Churches ⓘ
dialogue with Anglican Communion ⓘ
dialogue with Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
formerSeat Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
hasPrecedenceOver other Eastern Orthodox patriarchs in honor ⓘ
historicalInfluence Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
historicalOrigin Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
honorificTitle Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch ⓘ
His All-Holiness ⓘ
jurisdictionType primus inter pares among Eastern Orthodox primates ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Koine Greek ⓘ
liturgicalCalendar Revised Julian calendar ⓘ
notIdenticalTo Pope ⓘ
surface form: Pope of Rome
officeHolderSince 1991 ⓘ
patriarchalChurch Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Church of Constantinople
positionInChurch first among equals ⓘ
predecessorOffice Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bishop of Byzantium
primarySymbolOf Orthodox unity ⓘ
privilege convenes pan-Orthodox councils ⓘ
grants autocephaly to some local churches ⓘ
serves as court of appeal in some ecclesiastical disputes ⓘ
rankInPentarchy second after Bishop of Rome in late antiquity ⓘ
recognizedAsMilletHeadUnder Ottoman rule ⓘ
recognizedAsPatriarchateSince 451 ⓘ
recognizedByCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
responsibleFor Greek Orthodox diaspora in many regions ⓘ
role spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
seat Istanbul ⓘ
see Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
titleHolder Bartholomew I of Constantinople ⓘ
tradition Byzantine Rite ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pentarchy → ConstantinopleTitle → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome
St. George’s Cathedral, Phanar → associatedWith → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → associatedWithTitle → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ecumenical Patriarch
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → composition → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Patriarch Athenagoras I → ecclesiasticalRank → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Constantinople–New Rome
Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasLeaderRole → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → headOfGovernment → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Bartholomew I of Constantinople → honorificPrefix → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: His All-Holiness
Patriarch Athenagoras I → honorificPrefix → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: His All-Holiness
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America → isSuffraganTo → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → leader → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Patriarchate of Constantinople → leaderTitle → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Canon 28 → linkedToTitle → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Bartholomew I of Constantinople → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Bartholomew I of Constantinople → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome
Eutychius of Constantinople → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Constantinople
John Chrysostom → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Constantinople
Patriarch Michael I Cerularius → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Michael I Cerularius
Nestorius → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Constantinople
Patriarch Athenagoras I → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople (posthumously) → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
Pyrrhus of Constantinople → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople → positionHeld → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → predecessorOffice → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishop of Byzantium
Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) → presidedOverBy → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → presidingOfficer → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Patriarchate of Constantinople → primate → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Antiochian Orthodox Church → recognizesAuthorityOf → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (primacy of honor)
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → see → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → seeAlso → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine → signedBy → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
Christianization of Kievan Rus' → significantFigure → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Constantinople
Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' → subordinateTo → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Constantinople
Eutychius of Constantinople → title → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriarch of the Imperial City of Constantinople
Patriarch Athenagoras I → title → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: His All-Holiness
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople (posthumously) → title → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople → title → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ecumenical Patriarch