Benjamin I of Constantinople

Benjamin I of Constantinople
Benjamin I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
	File:Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople.jpg Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	18 January 1936 –; 17 February 1946
Predecessor	Photius II of Constantinople
Successor	Maximus V of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	Benjamin Psomas; 18 January 1871; Edremit, Ottoman Empire
Died	17 February 1946 (aged 75); Istanbul, Turkey
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy

Benjamin I of Constantinople (Greek: Βενιαμίν Αʹ, 18 January 1871 – 17 February 1946) was 265th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1936 to 1946.

Early life

Benjamin was born as Benjamin Psomas on 18 January 1871, in Edremit, Ottoman Empire.^[1] From 1889 to 1896, he studied at the Halki seminary.^[2]

Career

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Letterhead: Benjamin by the grace of God Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch

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Benjamin I Patriarch of Constantinople being visited by Italian designer Roberto Sambonet in 1945.

In 1912, he was appointed as the Metropolis of Rhodes, in 1914, he was appointed as the Metropolitan of Silybria, and was later moved to the Metropolis of Philippopolis, but was unable to perform his duties due to the outbreak of World War I.^[2]

On 18 January 1936, the Holy Synod voted to elevated Benjamin from Metropolitan bishop to Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople following the death of Photius II of Constantinople.^[3]

Benjamin I died in Istanbul on 17 February 1946, after suffering from bronchitis and was succeeded by Maximus V of Constantinople.^[4] At the 1946 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America national convention, two minutes of silence were given in honor of Benjamin I and a delegate from Pope Pius XII attended his funeral.^[5]^[6]

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Eastern Orthodox Church titles

Preceded by

Photius II

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
1936 – 1946

Succeeded by

Maximus V

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Patriarchs of Constantinople (Turkish period, since 1923 AD)	Gregory VII Constantine VI Basil III Photius II Benjamin Maximus V Athenagoras Demetrius Bartholomew
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Benjamin I of Constantinople

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