Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
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His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilus III |
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| Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Israel, Syria, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Holy Zion | |
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| Church | Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem |
| See | Jerusalem |
| Installed | November 22, 2005 |
| Term ended | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Irenaios |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Ilias Giannopoulos |
| Born | 4 April 1951 (age 65) Messinia, Greece |
| Residence | Jerusalem |
| Alma mater |
Durham University Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Athens |
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Styles of Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem |
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| Reference style | His Most Godly Beatitude |
| Spoken style | Your Beatitude |
| Religious style | Patriarch |
| Posthumous style | N/A |
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (Greek: Η Α. Μακαριότης ο Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων Θεόφιλος Γ' ) (Arabic: غبطة بطريرك المدينة المقدسة اورشليم وسائر أعمال فلسطين كيريوس كيريوس ثيوفيلوس الثالث) (born 4 April 1951 – Ilias Giannopoulos, Ηλίας Γιαννόπουλος , إلياس يانوبولوس) is the current Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. He is styled "Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and Israel."
Theophilos (also spelled Theofilos or Theophilus) was elected by the Holy Synod of Jerusalem as the 141st primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem on 22 August 2005, confirmed by the Eastern Orthodox synod of Constantinople. The election was endorsed by Jordan on 24 September 2005, as one of the three governments whose endorsement is required. He was enthroned on 22 November 2005, despite Israeli objection. Theophilos had previously petitioned the Israeli government for recognition of the election. The Israeli government officially recognised his election on 16 December 2007.
Theophilos was elected unanimously by Jerusalem's Holy synod to succeed the deposed Irenaios I. Theophilos is regarded as having been more favorable to his deposed predecessor, which may assist him in bringing stability to the troubled patriarchate as Irenaios's supporters may thus unite around him and make peace with the synod. Upon his election, Theophilos said, "In the last few months we have had a lot of problems but with the help of God we will overcome them."
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