The Ecumenical Patriarchate is the patriarchate of the Patriarch of Constantinople. It is located in the Phanar district of Istanbul. As a result, the word Phanar is often used as shorthand for the Patriarchate. A patriarchate is the office or jurisdiction of a patriarch. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, ranking as the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... Fanar (formerly Phanar, Fener in Turkish) is a neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey (formerly Constantinople). ... Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ...