His All Holiness, Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch. This is the complete title of the current patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It would take an extremely important and influential person to achieve a title like this, and Bartholomew I is fit for this title. Throughout his life, he has been known to be one of the most influential people in the world, and he has achieved many accomplishments. This is a very important and renowned man in the Eastern Orthodox and the Christian worlds because of his wisdom and love toward others. Dimitrios Archontónis, or as we know him as Bartholomew today, was born on February 29, 1940 to Christos and Merope Archontónis. He was born in the tribe of Zeytinli
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During his time as Patriarch, he has accomplished many things. One of his first tasks was to help rebuild a church that was apart of the Eastern Bloc that fell with communism. Also, although some Eastern Orthodox Church members are against it, he is talking to the Roman Catholic Pope about reconciliation between the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church along with other branches of Christianity. He has also been talking to leaders of other faiths and religions like the Jews, Muslims and Christian Sects, attempting to establish peace between and mutual respect for one another. Bartholomew has earned the nickname "the Green Patriarch" for his emphasis on global pollution and environment preservation. He says:
"To commit a crime against the natural world is a sin. For human beings to cause species to become extinct and to destroy the biological diversity of God's creation; for human beings to degrade the integrity of the earth by causing changes in its climate, by stripping the earth of its natural forests, or by destroying its wetlands; for human beings to injure other human beings with disease by contaminating the earth's waters, its land, its air, and its life, with poisonous substances – all of these are
During his time as Patriarch, he has accomplished many things. One of his first tasks was to help rebuild a church that was apart of the Eastern Bloc that fell with communism. Also, although some Eastern Orthodox Church members are against it, he is talking to the Roman Catholic Pope about reconciliation between the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church along with other branches of Christianity. He has also been talking to leaders of other faiths and religions like the Jews, Muslims and Christian Sects, attempting to establish peace between and mutual respect for one another. Bartholomew has earned the nickname "the Green Patriarch" for his emphasis on global pollution and environment preservation. He says:
"To commit a crime against the natural world is a sin. For human beings to cause species to become extinct and to destroy the biological diversity of God's creation; for human beings to degrade the integrity of the earth by causing changes in its climate, by stripping the earth of its natural forests, or by destroying its wetlands; for human beings to injure other human beings with disease by contaminating the earth's waters, its land, its air, and its life, with poisonous substances – all of these are