Patriarch Athenagoras I

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Christian theologian Eastern Orthodox bishop Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Patriarch Athenagoras I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972, known for his pioneering efforts in ecumenism and his historic rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theologian → Eastern Orthodox bishop → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople →
advocated	Christian unity → interchurch dialogue →
areaOfInfluence	worldwide Eastern Orthodox communion →
birthName	Aristokles Spyrou →
church	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople →
collaborationWith	Second Vatican Council (indirectly through dialogue) →
countryOfCitizenship	Greece →
ecclesiasticalRank	Archbishop of Constantinople–New Rome → Patriarch →
endTime	1972 →
ethnicGroup	Greek →
givenName	Aristokles →
honorificPrefix	His All-Holiness →
involvedIn	Catholic–Orthodox Joint Declaration of 1965 →
knownFor	lifting of mutual excommunications of 1054 →
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek →
memberOf	Eastern Orthodox Church →
movement	Christian ecumenism →
notableFor	improving relations between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches → joint Catholic–Orthodox declaration of 1965 → pioneering efforts in ecumenism → rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church →
officeLocation	Istanbul → Phanar →
opposed	historical hostilities between Eastern and Western Christianity →
partnerInDialogue	Pope Paul VI → Roman Catholic Church →
positionHeld	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople →
precededBy	Maximus V of Constantinople →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
religiousName	Athenagoras →
role	spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians →
seeAlso	Catholic–Orthodox relations → Christian ecumenical movement → Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople → Great Schism → Pope Paul VI →
startTime	1948 →
succeededBy	Demetrios I of Constantinople →
title	His All-Holiness →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East–West Schism →	mutualExcommunicationsLiftedBy