Benedict I | |
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Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Israel, Syria, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Holy Zion | |
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Church | Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem |
See | Jerusalem |
Installed | March 1, 1957 |
Term ended | December 10, 1980 |
Predecessor | Timotheos I |
Successor | Diodoros I |
Personal details | |
Born | Vasileios Papadopoulos 1892 |
Died | December 10, 1980[1] Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem |
Alma mater | University of Athens |
Patriarch Benedict of Jerusalem, also Benediktos I of Jerusalem, born Vasileios Papadopoulos (Greek: Βασίλειος Παπαδόπουλος, 1892 – December 10, 1980) was the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem from 1957 to 1980.[2]