Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem

Quick Facts

Full Name	Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
Occupation	Priest
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1952(1952-04-04)
Age	72
Birthplace	Gargalianoi
Country	Greece
Birth City	Gargalianoi
Horoscope	Taurus

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem Biography

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem is one of the most popular and richest Priest who was born on April 4, 1952 in Gargalianoi, Gargalianoi, Greece. Theophilos was born Ilias Giannopoulos in Gargalianoi, Messenia, Greece on 4 April 1952 to parents Panagiotes and Triseugenia. In 1964, Ilias moved to Jerusalem.

In 1996, he was one of the first Christian clergymen in centuries to make an opening into the closed Wahhabi Islamic society of Qatar, an area historically under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem where many Palestinian Arab migrant workers live today, a considerable number of them Orthodox Christians. He subsequently served as Exarch of the Holy Sepulchre in Qatar.

He was officially enthroned as Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine on November 22, 2005. Delegates from all of the Orthodox Churches as well as high secular dignitaries were in attendance, including the President of Greece, and senior officials representing the governments of Palestinian National Authority, Jordan and Qatar, as well as diplomats and military officials.

Before becoming patriarch, Theophilos served for a short time as the Archbishop of Tabor, consecrated to the episcopacy by Irenaios in February 2005.

He served as archdeacon for then-patriarch Benedict I of Jerusalem. From 1991 to 1996, he was a priest in Kafr Kanna in Galilee, which had a predominantly Israeli Arab Christian community, there he also formed a society called “Nour al Masih” (“Light of Christ”) to spread the Orthodox Christian faith throughout the region.

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem Net Worth

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem is one of the richest Priest from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (Greek: Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων Θεόφιλος Γ’ ; Arabic: غبطة بطريرك المدينة المقدسة اورشليم وسائر أعمال فلسطين كيريوس كيريوس ثيوفيلوس الثالث ‎) (born 4 April 1952 – 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 studied theology at the University of Athens. He went on to complete an MA from Durham University, graduating in 1984 as a member of Castle. He has studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Besides his native Greek, he also speaks English, Arabic and Hebrew.

From 2000 to 2003, he was church envoy to the Patriarchate of Moscow but mostly steered clear of Moscow, where the Patriarchate has an established metochion.

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Patriarch Ranked on the list of most popular Priest. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.