The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. T
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Double-headed eagle emblem atop the entrance of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Throne room inside the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Gospel is enthroned on the dais; the patriarch sits on the lower throne in front.
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is the current Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, serving as the 270th successor of the Apostolic See of St. Andrew. Since his election on 22 October 1991, he h
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
…five apostolic sees of the Pentarchy, the ecumenical patriarch is regarded as the successor of Andrew the Apostle. The current holder of the office is Bartholomew I, the 270th bishop of that see, whose ecological efforts have won him the epithet of "the Green Patriarch". The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople…
United States President Barack Obama meets with Bartholomew I.
United States President Donald Trump meets with Bartholomew I and Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.
Pope Francis and Bartholomew I in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.