Benedict I of Jerusalem


Benedict I
Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Israel, Syria, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Holy Zion
ChurchGreek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
SeeJerusalem
InstalledMarch 1, 1957
Term endedDecember 10, 1980
PredecessorTimotheos I
SuccessorDiodoros I
Personal details
Born
Vasileios Papadopoulos

1892
DiedDecember 10, 1980[1]
Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem
Alma materUniversity 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]


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