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Bartholomew I

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Bartholomew I, 1940–, Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, b. Imvros, Turkey, as Dimitrios Archondonis. He attended theological seminary in Istanbul and later studied in Rome, Switzerland, and Germany. Chief adviser and administrator for Patriarch Dimitrios I, he was elected patriarch after his predecessor's death (1991). Prior to his election, he was metropolitan of Chalcedon from 1990 to 1991. Bartholomew has advocated contacts with other Christian churches, while strongly opposing efforts of some of them to win converts in traditional Orthodox lands in E Europe; he also has attempted to aid Orthodox Eastern churches Orthodox Eastern Church, community of Christian churches whose chief strength is in the Middle East and E Europe. Their members number over 250 million worldwide.
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According to tradition, St Bartholomew is the lord of the heavenly elements --hail and thunder.
Dates to note by The Sofia Echo (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Bartholomew I had complained in his opening speech Friday that the Orthodox Church appeared "as a federation of churches" rather than one unified body.
Orthodox leaders pledge unity, harmony by Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
an autonomous national Church will see the light in Ukraine as a historical truth," Yushchenko told Bartholomew I in front of thousands of people in the centre of the city on Saturday.
Ukraine calls for independent Church in spat with Moscow by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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