Timotheus I of Jerusalem

Timotheus I of Jerusalem
Timotheus I of Jerusalem
	Timotheus I of Jerusalem
Born	Timotheos Themelis; 1878; Samos, Greece
Died	December 31, 1955 (aged 77); Jerusalem
Years active	1917–1935 Orthodox Archbishop of Jordan; 1935–1955 Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem

Timotheos Themelis (1878–1955) was a clergyman who served as Archbishop of Jordan and later Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Born in Samos, Greece in 1878, Themelis was a graduate of the School of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, and studied at Oxford University for four years. In 1931 he founded the theological quarterly New Zion. In 1947 he was appointed Knight of the British Empire for "his services in bringing the Christian communities of the Holy Land into closer cooperation." He was also an author, writing fifteen volumes on "theological subjects."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jersulem, Timotheos Themelis. Dies in Holy Land". The New York Times. Jan 3, 1956. Retrieved Feb 25, 2022.
^ "Election of H.B. Timotheos Themelis - former Archbishop of Jordan - as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem; on a Greek Orthodox Synod held in Jerusalem - Open Jerusalem".
^ "Patriarch of Jerusalem. (Hansard, 2 March 1938)".
^ Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section

Preceded by Damian I of Jerusalem	Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem 1935-1955	Succeeded by Benedict I of Jerusalem

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[NYT-1] "Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jersulem, Timotheos Themelis. Dies in Holy Land". The New York Times. Jan 3, 1956. Retrieved Feb 25, 2022.

[2] "Election of H.B. Timotheos Themelis - former Archbishop of Jordan - as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem; on a Greek Orthodox Synod held in Jerusalem - Open Jerusalem".

[3] "Patriarch of Jerusalem. (Hansard, 2 March 1938)".

[4] Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section

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Patriarchs of Jerusalem (from 451)	Juvenal Anastasius I Martyrius Sallustius Elias I John III Peter Macarius II Eustochius John IV Amos Isaac Zacharias Modestus Sophronius Anastasius II John V Theodore Elias II George Thomas I Basileus John VI Sergius I Solomon Theodosius Elias III Sergius II Leontius I Athanasius I Christodulus I Agathon John VII Christodulus II Thomas II Joseph II Orestes Theophilus I Nicephorus I Joannichius Sophronius II Euthemius Simeon II Savvas^§ John VIII^§ Nicolas^§ John IX^§ Nicephorus II^§ Leontius II^§ Dositheos I Marcus II Euthemius II Athanasius II Sophronius III Gregory I Thaddaeus Athanasius III Gregory II Lazarus Dorotheus I Theophilus II Theophanes I Joachim Theophanes II Athanasius IV Jacob II Abraham I Gregory III Marcus III Dorotheus II Germanus Sophronius IV Theophanes III Paiseus Nectarius I Dositheos II Chrysanthus Meletius Parthenius Ephram II Sophronius V Abraham II Procopius I Anthemus Polycarpus Athanasius V Cyril II Procopius II Hierotheus Nicodemus I Gerasimus I Damian I Timotheus I Benedict I Diodoros I Irenaios I Theophilus III
^§: in exile at Constantinople due to the Latin rule over Jerusalem

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