| A Short Biography on His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew |
His All Holiness, BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople, New
Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
His All Holiness, BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome
and Ecumenical Patriarch is the 270th successor of the 2,000 year-old local
Christian Church founded by St. Andrew the Apostle. As a citizen of Turkey.
As Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew occupies the First Throne of the Orthodox Christian Church and
presides in a fraternal spirit among all the Orthodox Primates.
Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
His All Holiness, BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome
and Ecumenical Patriarch is the 270th successor of the 2,000 year-old local
Christian Church founded by St. Andrew the Apostle. As a citizen of Turkey.
As Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew occupies the First Throne of the Orthodox Christian Church and
presides in a fraternal spirit among all the Orthodox Primates.
The Ecumenical Patriarch has the historical and theological responsibility to
initiate and coordinate actions among the Churches of Alexandria, Antioch,
Jerusalem, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Cyprus, Greece,
Poland, Albania, The Czech Land and Slovakia, Finland, Estonia, and
numerous archdioceses in the old and new worlds. In his person, Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew represents the memory of the life and sacrifice of the
martyred Orthodox Church of the 20th Century. After ascending the
Ecumenical Throne in 1991, he journeyed throughout the Orthodox and
non-Orthodox world bringing a message of restoration and renewed hope.
initiate and coordinate actions among the Churches of Alexandria, Antioch,
Jerusalem, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Cyprus, Greece,
Poland, Albania, The Czech Land and Slovakia, Finland, Estonia, and
numerous archdioceses in the old and new worlds. In his person, Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew represents the memory of the life and sacrifice of the
martyred Orthodox Church of the 20th Century. After ascending the
Ecumenical Throne in 1991, he journeyed throughout the Orthodox and
non-Orthodox world bringing a message of restoration and renewed hope.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s roles as the primary spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christian world
and a transnational figure of global significance continue to become more vital each day. He co-
sponsored the Peace and Tolerance Conference in Istanbul (1994) bringing together Christians, Muslims
and Jews. Most noted are his efforts in environmental awareness, which have earned him the title
“Green Patriarch.”
and a transnational figure of global significance continue to become more vital each day. He co-
sponsored the Peace and Tolerance Conference in Istanbul (1994) bringing together Christians, Muslims
and Jews. Most noted are his efforts in environmental awareness, which have earned him the title
“Green Patriarch.”
Ordinations:
August 13, 1961, Holy Diaconate, receiving the ecclesiastical name Bartholomew
October 19, 1969, Holy Priesthood
Christmas 1973, Metropolitan of Philadelphia (Asia Minor)
January 14, 1990, Enthronement as Metropolitan of Chalcedon
October 22, 1991, Elected 270th Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
November 2, 1991, Enthronement in the Patriarchal Cathedral in the Phanar
August 13, 1961, Holy Diaconate, receiving the ecclesiastical name Bartholomew
October 19, 1969, Holy Priesthood
Christmas 1973, Metropolitan of Philadelphia (Asia Minor)
January 14, 1990, Enthronement as Metropolitan of Chalcedon
October 22, 1991, Elected 270th Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
November 2, 1991, Enthronement in the Patriarchal Cathedral in the Phanar
