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| | Patriarch of Constantinople - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | His titular position is Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, one of the sixteen autocephalous churches and one of the five patriarchal Christian centers comprising the ancient Pentarchy. | | | In the 6th century, the official title of the bishop became "Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch". | | | In this capacity he is first in honor among all the Orthodox bishops, presides over any council of bishops in which he takes part and serves as primary spokesman for the communion, but has no jurisdiction over the other patriarchs or the other autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarch
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| | ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE: His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew |
| | Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew convened for the first time in modern history the Primates of all the world’s Orthodox Churches with the goal of a Pan-Orthodox Synod and a true expression of unity, as well as the first ever World Clergy-Laity meeting of all Greek Orthodox Churches under his jurisdiction. | | | Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, a modern apostle of peace and love, is the head of the world’s second largest and oldest Christian faith community. | | | Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has shown the world that true Church leadership is the spiritual leadership of service, passionate advocacy of peace and justice and human rights and concern for the environment, for all of God’s creation and creatures, for the cosmos. |
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| | Biography of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew |
| | His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the 270th successor to the Apostle Andrew and spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. | | | His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was born February 29,1940, in the village of Aghioi Theodoroi on the Aegean island of Imvros (Turkey), to Christos and Meropi Archontonis who christened him Demetrios. | | | Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 's roles as the primary spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christian world and a transitional figure of global significance continue to become more vital with each passing day. |
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| | Catholic World News (CWN) |
| | The Patriarch of Constantinople, or "Ecumenical Patriarch," is regarded as the "first among equals" in the Orthodox hierarchy-- the leader of the Orthodox world. | | | Today the Patriarchate of Constantinople-- which remains in Istanbul-- has comparatively few faithful, although the Patriarch retains considerable influence over the world's 300 million Orthodox believers. | | | Since that time the Ecumenical Patriarch has been recognized as the chief voice of the Orthodox world. |
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http://www.cwnews.com/news/biosgloss/definition.cfm?glossID=66
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| | ecumenical patriarch - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about ecumenical patriarch |
| | Head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the patriarch of Istanbul (Constantinople). | | | The bishop of Constantinople was recognized as having equal rights with the bishop of Rome in 451, and first termed ‘patriarch’ in the 6th century. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/ecumenical+patriarch
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| | Adherents.com |
| | The Byelorussian Orthodox Church consists of three congregations who placed themselves under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Iakovos, head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, in his role as Exarch in America for the ecumenical patriarch. | | | Others formed independent congregations and sought the canonical blessings of other Orthodox bishops. | | | Besides the congregation in South River, New Jersey, parishes are found in Chicago and Toronto. |
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| | History |
| | On 12 November 1995, His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomaios inaugurated the second building of the OAC, with which the OAC became one of the most up-to-date Conference Centers of Greece. |
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http://www.oac.edu.gr/artman/publish/article_23.shtml
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| | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| | The material on the www.patriarchate.org is copyright 1995-2004 Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. | | | Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch | | | No part of this site -- including the content, logos, or other graphics -- may be utilized or reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, (including transferral to other web sites, photocopying, recording, storage in a datebase or other information retrieval system), without express, written permission. |
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