Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople
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| Demetrios I | |
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Enthroned | July 16, 1972 |
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| Ended | October 2, 1991 |
| Predecessor | Athenagoras I |
| Successor | Bartholomew I |
| Birth name | Demetrios Papadopoulos |
| Born | 8 September 1914 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | October 2, 1991 (aged 77) Phanar, Istanbul, Turkey |
Demetrios I or Demetrius I, (born Demetrios Papadopoulos, September 8, 1914 - October 2, 1991) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from July 16, 1972 to 1991. Before his election as Patriarch he served as Metropolitan Bishop of Imvros. He was born and died in Istanbul.
| Preceded by Athenagoras I |
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1972–1991 |
Succeeded by Bartholomew I |
