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Patriarch Bartholomew I

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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 has become the longest-serving Ecumenical Patriarch in history.

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Responsibility

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  • 2 linked facts have no assessed welfare direction yet.
  • Lifetime coverage has not been assessed: the record reflects stored facts only (1991–2018).

Timeline

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  1. 15 October 2018

    Russian Orthodox Church breaks communion with Constantinople

  2. 22 October 1991

    Bartholomew elected Ecumenical Patriarch

Evidence & methodology

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2 of 2 linked facts verified, drawing on 2 distinct sources (1991–2018).

Sources include checked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: communion+constantinople, checked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: bartholomew+1991.

Sources

  1. 1.vaticannews.vachecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: communion+constantinople
  2. 2.churchtimes.co.ukchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: bartholomew+1991

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