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Papa Eftim IV

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Papa Eftim IV
Turkish Orthodox Patriarch and Archbishop of Istanbul
ChurchTurkish Orthodox Church
SeeIstanbul
Installed22 December 2002
PredecessorPapa Eftim III
Orders
Consecration2000
by Papa Eftim III
Personal details
Born
Paşa Ümit Erenerol

1960
NationalityTurkish
DenominationAutocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate

Papa Eftim IV (born Paşa Ümit Erenerol) is the fourth and incumbent patriarch of the Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate. He was given the title of Turkish Orthodox Patriarch of the Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, an unrecognised Orthodox Christian denomination, with strong influences from Turkish nationalist ideology.

Papa Eftim IV was born as Paşa Ümit Erenerol. He is the grandson of Papa Eftim I and the son of Papa Eftim III. He became patriarch after Papa Eftim III resigned his position after political disagreements with the Turkish government over growing links between the Turkish state and the Greek Ecumenical Patriarch, and Turkish attempts to join the European Union; Papa Eftim III died a few weeks later.[1]

Eftim IV took over office in 2002.

Preceded by Patriarch of the Turkish Orthodox Church
2002–-
Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "Leader of Turkish Nationalist Church Dies". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2011-10-03.