Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

First among equals of leaders in the Eastern Orthodox Church

The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (Greek: Οἰκουμενικὸς Πατριάρχης, romanized: Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The ecumenical patriarch is regarded as the representative and spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide. The term ecumenical in the title is a historical reference to the Ecumene, a Greek designation for the civilised world, i.e.

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