Patriarch of Jerusalem

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The Patriarch of Jerusalem is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the surrounding Holy Land.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious title
Eastern Orthodox patriarch
ecclesiastical office
patriarchate
associatedWithEvent Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED
cathedral Church of the Holy Sepulchre
church Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
surface form: Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
communion Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
currentHolder Theophilos III of Jerusalem
dateOfEstablishment 5th century
elevationToPatriarchate Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED
elevationToPatriarchateYear 451
hasTitleInArabic Patriarch of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
surface form: بطريرك القدس
hasTitleInGreek Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων
honorificPrefix His Beatitude
honorificTitle Patriarch of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
surface form: Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, Syria, Arabia, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Holy Zion
jurisdiction Holy Land
Israel NERFINISHED
Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Jordan
Palestine NERFINISHED
Qatar NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy Arabic
Church Slavonic
Koine Greek
leads Holy Synod of Jerusalem
surface form: Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
memberOf Pentarchy
office Patriarch of Jerusalem
oversees Holy Places in the Holy Land under Orthodox control
precededBy Bishop of Jerusalem
primaryEthnicTraditionOfHierarchy Greek
primaryResponsibility guardianship of Orthodox holy sites in Jerusalem
pastoral care of Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land
rank senior bishop
recognizedBy Oriental Orthodox Churches as a historic see
other Eastern Orthodox patriarchates
relativeRankInPentarchy fourth
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
residence Jerusalem NERFINISHED
role head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Jerusalem
see Jerusalem NERFINISHED
selectionMethod elected by the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
startTimeInOffice 2005
subordinateBodies Orthodox parishes in the Holy Land
monasteries of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
traditionClaimsFirstHolder James the Just
vestments Eastern Orthodox patriarchal vestments

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Pentarchy JerusalemTitle Patriarch of Jerusalem
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem hasHeadTitle Patriarch of Jerusalem
Patriarch of Jerusalem hasTitleInArabic Patriarch of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: بطريرك القدس
Patriarch of Jerusalem honorificTitle Patriarch of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, Syria, Arabia, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Holy Zion
Melkite Greek Catholic patriarchalTitle Patriarch of Jerusalem