Benjamin I (Greek: Βενιαμίν Α', 18 January 1871 - 17 February 1946) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1936 till 1946.
During his patriarchate, in 1941, a great fire destroyed the Patriarchal Palace in Fener. A new Palace was erected in 1989 by P. Aggelopoulos.
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Preceded by Photius II |
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1936–1946 |
Succeeded by Maximus V |