ecumenical patriarch
Americannoun
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Origin of ecumenical patriarch
First recorded in 1860–65
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The main spiritual guide for Eastern Orthodoxy, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople — Patriarch Bartholomew — holds much less authority than the pope, for example.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
It fought for years for recognition from the ecumenical patriarch in Istanbul before finally getting its wish in 2019.
From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2022
The ecumenical patriarch, based in Turkey, is considered “first among equals” among Orthodox patriarchs but, unlike a pope, doesn’t have authority beyond his own territory.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Fellow church leaders, such as the Orthodox leader, ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew, and the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, politicians and other public figures flock to meet him.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2018
There the emperor presented himself at the ambon holding by the hand the monk Constantine, bishop of Sylæum, and cried with a loud voice, “Many years to the ecumenical patriarch Constantine.”
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies
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