Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople
| Demetrios I | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | July 16, 1972 |
| Term ended | October 2, 1991 |
| Predecessor | Athenagoras I |
| Successor | Bartholomew I |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Demetrios Papadopoulos |
| Born |
September 8, 1914 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | October 2, 1991 (aged 77) Phanar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Demetrios I also Dimitrios I or Demetrius I, born Demetrios Papadopoulos (September 8, 1914 – October 2, 1991) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from July 16, 1972, to October 2, 1991. Before his election as Patriarch he served as Metropolitan Bishop of Imvros. He was born and died in Istanbul, Turkey.
On November 30, 1979, he proclaimed the establishment of the official theological dialogue between the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church, at that time led by Pope John Paul II. He also met with two different Archbishops of Canterbury representing the Anglican Communion.
In 1987, he travelled to the Vatican where he was received by John Paul II. At a solemn ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica, the Patriarchs of East and West together recited the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed of the Church in Greek as originally defined in AD 381, without the controversial Filioque clause.
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