May 1946-1948 A.D. Maximus V—Constantinople’s 266th
May 1946-1948 A.D. Maximus
V—Constantinople’s 266th
Maximus V of
Constantinople
Biography
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Maximus V of
Constantinople
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Maximus
V (Greek: Μάξιμος Ε΄;
26 October 1897 – 1 January 1972) was an Orthodox Christian bishop. He was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1946 until 1948.
Biography
He was born Maximos Vaportzis
in northern Turkey, at Sinop in Kastamonu Vilayet, on the Black Sea coast. He was first educated, under the protection
of metropolitan bishop Germanos of Amaseia, at the Theological School of Halki,
Istanbul.
In 1918 he was ordained a
deacon. With this appointment he also became teacher at the city school of
Theira. He served as arch-deacon under Metropolitans Gregorios of Chalcedon and
Joachim of Ephesus. In 1920 he became the archdeacon to the Ecumenical
Patriarchate itself.
In 1946 he became Patriarch of
Constantinople. He was known for his 'leftist' opinions and ties with the Moscow
Patriarchate. He resigned in 1948,
officially because of poor health; unofficially because western powers did not
approve his ties with the Soviet-controlled Patriarch of Moscow. He was succeeded by the archbishop of
America, Athenagoras, and was given the title of Ephesus.
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Ecumenical Patriarch of
Constantinople
1946–1948 |
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