His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (born Demetrios Archontonis on February 29, 1940) has been the Patriarch of Constantinople, and thus "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, since November 2, 1991. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... First among equals is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. ... This article treats the manner in which the Eastern Orthodox Churches are organized, rather than the doctrines, traditions, practices, or other aspects of Eastern Orthodoxy. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born on Gökçeada (Imbros to its Greek inhabitants), an island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Turkey. By citizenship he is Turkish, but belongs ethnically to the small remnants of the Greek community in Turkey (see Treaty of Lausanne). Part of the Venetian fortress on Bozcaada island Gökçeada and Bozcaada are two islands in the Aegean Sea which are part of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. ... The Aegean Sea. ... The Treaty of Lausanne was a peace treaty that delimited the boundaries of modern Greece and Turkey. ...

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As Ecumenical Patriarch, he has been particularly active internationally. One of his first focuses has been on rebuilding the once-persecuted Eastern Orthodox Churches of the former Eastern Bloc following the fall of Communism there in 1990. As part of this effort he has worked to strengthen ties amongst the various national Churches and Patriarchates of the Eastern Orthodox Communion. He has also continued the reconciliation dialogues with the Roman Catholic Church started by his predecessors, and initiated dialogues with other faiths, including Christian, Muslim, and Jewish sects. Image File history File links The Coat of Arms of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. ... A style is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the office itself. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... During the Cold War,the Eastern Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) comprised the following Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Albania (until the early 1960s, see below), the Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia. ... *This article is about communism; a form of society. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ...

Perhaps most unusually, he has gained a reputation as a prominent environmentalist, putting the support of the Patriarchate behind various international environmental causes. This has earned him the nickname "the Green Patriarch". Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists. ...

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