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	Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
		In 1099 the Crusaders appointed a Latin Patriarch and exiled the Orthodox Patriarch from the city.
		On August 22, 2005, the Holy Synod of the Church of Jerusalem unanimously elected Theophilus, the former Archbishop of Tabor, as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem (421 words)

	Patriarch of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is one of nine highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishops, called patriarchs
		The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem.
		The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, who in addition to representing the interests of his own church, is in communion with the other churches of the Oriental Orthodox communion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patriarch_of_Jerusalem (187 words)

	Israel Refuses to Recognize Greek Orthodox Patriarch
		The patriarch, Irineos, was elected by the bishops of the Jerusalem patriarchate in August and enthroned on Sept. 15 as the leader of the oldest and largest church in the Holy Land.
		Patriarch Diodoros, his predecessor, also came under criticism from Arab members of the Orthodox Church, who constitute a majority of Christian Arabs, for excluding them from senior positions in the patriarchate and in its ruling body, the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher.
		Patriarch Irineos was born on the Greek island of Samos and joined the Jerusalem patriarchate at age 15.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/673097/posts (920 words)

	Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is one of nine patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
		Until 451, Jerusalem was an Orthodox bishopric, but it was recognized as a patriarchate by the Council of Chalcedon that year.
		After the Arab conquest, Muslims recognized Jerusalem as the seat of Christianity and the Patriarch as its leader.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem.html (127 words)

	Abbas backs decision to remove Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem : SF Bay Area Indymedia
		Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that the decision of the Holy Synod to dismiss Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Irenios I, has come as a result of behaviours led to the loss of lots of possessions of the Orthodox Church in the occupied Jerusalem.
		Representatives of the Palestinian Orthodox faithful had earlier welcomed the dismissal, with Dimitri Diliani, leader of a secular group of nationalist Palestinian Christians, insisting that the patriarch be put on trial before a church court.
		Orthodox leaders in Palestine, clergy and laity alike, refused to believe him, arguing that it would be a calamity if he knew of the deal and even a greater calamity if he didn't.
	www.indybay.org /news/2005/05/1736501.php (1130 words)

	Orthodox Church leaders dismiss Jerusalem patriarch - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Orthodox Church leaders decided to dismiss Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Irineos I, who is accused of authorizing the sale of some church land in the old city of Jerusalem to Jewish investors.
		Patriarch Irineos is the religious leader of 100,000 Christians in the Holy Land, most of them Palestinians.
		Patriarch Irineos is accused of authorizing the sale of some of the most sensitive property in Jerusalem - three buildings in the main square near the Jaffa Gate, that have for generations been inhabited by Palestinians.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=8378 (584 words)

	EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Athens Exarch and Metropolitan of Ierapoleos Irineos was elected on Monday as the new Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Palestine, Syria, beyond Jordan River, Cana of Galilee & Holy Zion.
		The new patriarch of Jerusalem was born Emmanuel Skopelitis in 1939 on the eastern Aegean island of Samos.
		In Greece, congratulating the new Patriarch on behalf of the Greek people, Prime Minister Costas Simitis wished Irineos good fortune in all of his future endeavors as the newly appointed spiritual father of the Hellenic Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
	www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/2001/August/nflash0814a.html (274 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and Terror by Joseph D'Hippolito
		Featured prominently were two letters that Patriarch Irineos wrote to Arafat and the PA's diplomatic representative to Greece in 2001 and 2002, before being confirmed as patriarch.
		The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem also claimed that the patriarch's correspondence was forged and filed a complaint with Israeli police.
		Father Gavriel, the patriarchate's spokesman, told the Jerusalem Post in December 2002 that Irineos' signature was forged and that the letter contained no protocol number, which was standard operating procedure.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17234 (1836 words)

	Catholic World News : Orthodox patriarch at center of mounting Jerusalem dispute
		Jerusalem, Apr. 26, 2005 (AsiaNews) - Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ireneos of Jerusalem is the focus of an intense and potentially violent controversy as the Eastern churches begin their observance of Holy Week.
		Patriarch Ireneos was confronted by angry Orthodox laymen as he left the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on April 24 following Palm Sunday services.
		Last September, at his prompting, Orthodox monks physically assaulted Franciscan friars inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in an astonishing act of violence that was captured on videotape.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=36774 (488 words)

	Catholic World News (CWN)
		Jerusalem, May. 11, 2005 (AsiaNews) - Patriarch Ireneos I, the embattled Greek Orthodox leader in Jerusalem, will be removed from office this weekend, according to a report from the AsiaNews service.
		The Orthodox prelate, who has a history of conflicts with other religious leaders in Jerusalem, became the focus of virulent protests among Palestinian Christians when it was discovered that he had sold property in the Christian section of Jerusalem's Old City to Jewish developers.
		The Orthodox patriarch has faced open rebellion among his own clerics, with bishops and priests issuing a public announcement that they will no longer accept his authority.
	www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=37064 (243 words)

	Enthronement of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		But, it was a special day in the history of Orthodox Christianity last Saturday for the enthronement ceremony of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Irineos I. And, as a Greek by birth, I was compelled to see it.
		The patriarch of Alexandria sent a special cross as a gift to His All Holiness Irineos reminding him to be a strong witness for Christ in this sacred land while the Patriarch of Antioch suggested the Holy Spirit would help the new patriarch maintain this historic continuation of a big mission for God.
		The same evening of the patriarch's enthronement while diplomats were enjoying a spectacular reception at the King David Hotel, the Israeli army was invading the Al Sharayet residential neighborhood in Ramallah with thirteen military tanks surrounding the area with severe bombing.
	www.hcef.org /hcef/includes/news/print.cfm/ID/347.cfm (839 words)

	All high and mighty over holier than thou - smh.com.au
		The patriarch, Irineos, was elected in August and enthroned on September 15 as the leader of the oldest and largest church in the Holy Land.
		Under the last patriarch, Diodoros I, who died in 2000, many questions were raised about the leases of land to Israeli property developers and the multimillion-dollar income from them.
		The secretary of the patriarch's office, Archbishop Aristarchos, said he had not heard of the decision, but that he hoped the problem would soon be resolved.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/04/26/1019441306288.html (478 words)

	Top clergy in Jerusalem caught in secular scandals - The Washington Times: World - May 09, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		JERUSALEM -- It was a bad weekend for two senior clergymen in Jerusalem: The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, Irineos I, was rejected by two-thirds of his synod while the chief Sephardic rabbi of Israel, Shlomo Amar, saw family members implicated in the abduction and beating of his daughter's suitor.
		Patriarch Irineos' problems stem from his reported sale of church property in Jerusalem's Old City to Jewish investors.
		The church is one of the largest landowners in Jerusalem, and its Arab members view with extreme gravity the sale of land to Jews, which could augment Israel's claims to the disputed Old City.
	www.washtimes.com /world/20050508-110528-8044r.htm (538 words)

	Metropolitan Irineos elected Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Photo: AP Amid cries of "axios" (he is worthy), Metropolitan Irineos, one of the candidates rejected by the Israeli government a month ago, was elected Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in a colorful ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
		Irineos, who was born in Samos in 1939, came to Jerusalem in 1953 and studied at the Greek Orthodox Seminary on Mt. Zion.
		In yesterday's election, the 50 members of the Greek Orthodox Council first met in the Patriarchate and chose three of the 15 candidates, naming Metropolitan Timothy, the secretary of the Synod, and Metropolitan Cornelios, who was holding administrative powers since the death of the late Patriarch Diodoros.
	www.pravoslavie.ru /english/news010813.htm (402 words)

	Dhimmi Watch: New Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem: No land for Jews
		JERUSALEM - The man enthroned last week as Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem signed a secret document obliging him to nullify the recent sale to Jewish groups of land comprising much of a key entrance to Jerusalem's Old City, and has allegedly made statements against Jews living in certain parts of Jerusalem, WorldNetDaily has learned.
		The newly installed Greek Orthodox leader, Theofilos III, was crowned in a ceremony Tuesday at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre in spite of objections by Israel, which is currently debating whether to recognize him as the official Jerusalem patriarch — the religious leader of 100,000 Christians in the Holy Land.
		A lobbyist involved in the patriarchal elections who spoke with WND on condition of anonymity - claiming that speaking on the record may place him in danger - said, "There were very clear indications Arab politics were at play in the Synod's deciding to elect Theophilos.
	www.jihadwatch.org /dhimmiwatch/archives/2005/11/009189print.html (851 words)

	Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Patriarch Faces Ouster in Land Dispute
		Sonja Pace reports on allegations that the patriarch leased church property in the traditionally Arab part of Jerusalem to a Jewish group.
		Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state and see the sale or lease of any land there as an attempt by Israel to keep that from happening.
		The Palestinians are directly involved in the dispute, while Jordan is still considered the custodian of Jerusalem's Christian and Muslim holy shrines even though it lost the city along with the rest of the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Middle East War.
	voanews.com /english/2005-05-11-voa36.cfm?renderforprint=1&... (430 words)

	Palestine News Agency-Wafa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		JERUSALEM, November 22, 2005, (WAFA)- Palestinian, Jordanian and foreign officials celebrated Tuesday, in the Church of The Holy Sepulcher, the induction ceremony of Metropolitan Theopilos III, the new Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City.
		Theopilos III was elected by The Orthodox Holy Synod in Jerusalem on August 22, 2005, to replace Irineos I. Irinios I was dismissed by the Holy Synod and the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher, in May 2005 after the scandal of sailing Orthodox real-estates and properties to Jewish extremist groups in Israel.
		Despite the approval of the three Governments, Israel did not recognize him as patriarch, and is actively supporting his predecessor (Irinios I).
	english.wafa.ps /body.asp?id=4683 (190 words)

	Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Church and the Episcopacy of Jerusalem was and is the "Mother of all Churches".
		In 637 AD, the Arabs who had conquered Jerusalem, restrict the Patriarchate activities who although had authority over Christian affairs social or religious, and the Patriarch is recognised as the highest authority of all the Christians on earth.
		After the eviction of the crusaders in 1187 the orthodox Patriarch returns to his throne while the crusaders Patriarchate moves to Akko and remains there until 1230 AD when after the final eviction of the crusaders from Palestine, is abolished.
	www.holylight.gr /patria/enpatria.html (653 words)

	Directions to Orthodoxy - Jordan approves sacking of Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox patriarch
		The patriarch has been awaiting a final dismissal notice after being effectively turfed out of office by his own flock Saturday when 12 out of the 18 bishops making up the Holy Synod voted for his removal.
		The church however has been awaiting an official response from the three governments to which the Greek Orthodox patriarchy of Jerusalem is subject -- Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.
		Irineos was dismissed because of a multi-million dollar transaction in which ideologically motivated Jewish businessmen acquired church land in a predominantly Palestinian area of the Old City in annexed east Jerusalem.
	www.directionstoorthodoxy.org /mod/news/view.php?article_id=4475 (290 words)

	Elders Cut Ties with Jerusalem Patriarch Of The Greek Orthodox Church: Free Muslims Coalition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Irineos (C) is protected by Israeli policemen as he faces angry Palestinian East-Orthodox Christians during a Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, April 24, 2005.
		The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is under pressure to resign in a scandal dividing the Church over an alleged illegal land deal.
		Elders of the of the Greek Orthodox Church declared in a letter today that they are breaking ties with Patriarch Irineos I of Jerusalem following allegations that he sold church property to Jewish investors.
	www.freemuslims.org /news/article.php?article=637 (357 words)

	Death of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
		Coinciding with the last Friday of Ramadan, on the 29th of December 2000, the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem buried its patriarch, His Beatitude Diodoros I. The funeral rite was celebrated in the church of St. Constantine and St. Helen of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
		The funeral was attended by numerous nuns, clergy and faithful, representatves of the various churches of Jerusalem amongst them members of the Catholic Church: His Beatitutude Michel Sabbah Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Apostolic Nunzio Mons Pietro Sambi and the Custos of the Holy Land Fr.
		The election of the new Patriarch will take place fourty days from the death of the Patriarch.The figure of the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem is of the utmost importance for the ecumenical cause and for the peaceful living of the different christian communities of Jerusalem.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/ofm/cust/TSnws02.html (259 words)

	INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		An official statement by Holy Synod; the Orthodox Church leadership of 18 archbishops and 25 archimandrites, announced the dismissal of the patriarch Irineos I of his post as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
		The decision to fire Irineos was approved by 13 of the 18 archbishops and 23 of the 25 archimandrites; the first time in the history of the Church that a patriarch is removed from his post in such a manner.
		Father Hanna called on the Palestinian Authority and the Jordanian government, whose rules are still valid in Jerusalem, to withdraw their recognition of Irineos and not to deal with him or his associates, asserting that the Holy Synod will not sanction any decision issued by patriarch Irineos.
	www.ipc.gov.ps /ipc_new/english/details.asp?name=4436 (272 words)

	NCC 2003 General Assembly: Reissue of Resolution Recognizing the Patriarch of Jerusalem
		-- His Beatitude Irenaios, the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, was canonically elected on August 13, 2001 -- but more than two years later, his election has yet to be recognized by the Government of Israel.
		WHEREAS the General Assembly of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, meeting in November 2002, expressed serious concern about the ongoing failure of the Government of Israel to recognize the canonical election in August 2001 of His Beatitude Irenaios, the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
		WHEREAS the venerable and ancient Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem is unable to function as a legal entity in Israel, and is thus unable to oversee properly the Holy Shrines and property under its jurisdiction and to operate the schools, hospitals and other institutions through which it serves Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land.
	www.ncccusa.org /news/03patriarchate.html (315 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| New Jerusalem patriarch sworn in
		The patriarch is the religious leader of 100,000 Christians in the Holy Land.
		"With all due respect, the Patriarch, the Synod and the Patriarchate find your letter surprising and unacceptable since it constitutes an outright and inappropriate interference in their autonomy as a religious sect and in the religious freedom of members of the Greek Orthodox congregation," it said.
		Theophilos III, originally from Messini in Greece, was elected the 140th Patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine on 22 August.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4459558.stm (416 words)

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