Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Eireneos Skopelitis

Εἰρηναῖος

Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine · 1939–2023

Born Emmanuel Skopelitis (Ἐμμανουήλ Σκοπελίτης)

Life

Born
17 April 1939
Ordained deacon
1959
Ordained priest
1959
Became patriarch
13 August 2001
Defrocked
16 June 2005
Died
10 January 2023

Sees

  1. 1981 – 13 August 2001

    Archbishop of Hierapolis

    Patriarchate of Jerusalem

  2. 2000 – 13 August 2001

    Locum tenens of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

    Patriarchate of Jerusalem

  3. 13 August 2001 – 16 June 2005

    Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine

    Patriarchate of Jerusalem

  4. 16 June 2005 – 10 January 2023

    Layperson

    Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Consecration

Consecrated by:

  • Diodore Karibalis Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, 1923–2000

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 2 generations back to Benedict I Papadopoulos; earlier links are not yet in the data.

  1. Eireneos Skopelitis Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine
  2. Diodore Karibalis Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, 1923–2000 consecrated 10 November 1962
  3. Benedict I Papadopoulos Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, 1892–1980 consecrated 18 March 1951

Bishops he consecrated 1

Sources

Also in: Wikidata

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