Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem

Diodoros or Diodorus Greek: Διόδωρος; born Damianos G. Karivalis Greek: Δαμιανός Γ. Καρίβαλης (14 August 1923 – 20 December 2000) was the Patriarch of Jerusalem in the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 1980 to 2000.^[1]

He was born on the Greek island of Chios on 14 August 1923. He became a monk in 1943 and was renamed Diodoros. Three years later he became a priest, then the titular archbishop of the archdiocese of Hierapolis in Phrygia in 1965. As the Metropolitan of Hierapolis, he served in Amman, Jordan, until 1980, as Patriarchal Exarch, the representative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem. He was then raised to the Patriarchate.^[2]

His time in office had some controversies, mainly due to his lack of fluent Arabic and reports of sales and long-term leases of church properties.^[3]

He met Pope John Paul II in early 2000;^[4] in December 2000 he died in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, of complications linked to diabetes. At the time of his death, there were fewer than 100,000 Greek Orthodox Christians across Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.^[3]^[5]

References

^ "Apostolikí Diadochí" Ἀποστολική Διαδοχή [Apostolic Succession]. Πατριαρχείοv Ιεροσολύμων – Επίσημη Πύλη Ειδησεογραφίας | Patriarchate of Jerusalem – Official News Portal (in Greek).
^ "Statement on the Death of Patriarch Diodoros I" (Press release). Orthodox Research Institute. 20 December 2000. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007.
^ ^a ^b Orme, William A. Jr. (21 December 2000). "Diodoros I, 77, Top Patriarch of Greek Faith in Holy Land", The New York Times
^ "Diodoros I; Led Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem" Los Angeles Times. 22 December 2000
^ Comerford, Patrick (21 December 2000). "Patriarch led Oldest Church in Jerusalem" Irish Times

"Meet the members of the Council of the Metropolia: His Eminence Metropolitan Antony Prime Hieararch and Ruling Hierarch of the Eastern Eparchy" (PDF). Ukrainian Orthodox Word. Vol. LXXII, no. 10. Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. October 2022. pp. 36–38. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2024. p. 37: ... the Great and Holy Synod of Constantinople formally elected and ritually included Archbishop Antony in the Diptychs of Holy Orthodoxy as titular Archbishop of the ancient See of Hierapolis.. Biography of Metropolitan Anthony Scharba; includes his appointment to the same archdiocese that Patriarch Diodoros held.

Preceded by Benedict I	Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem 1980–2000	Succeeded by Irenaios I

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[1] "Apostolikí Diadochí" Ἀποστολική Διαδοχή [Apostolic Succession]. Πατριαρχείοv Ιεροσολύμων – Επίσημη Πύλη Ειδησεογραφίας | Patriarchate of Jerusalem – Official News Portal (in Greek).

[ori-2] "Statement on the Death of Patriarch Diodoros I" (Press release). Orthodox Research Institute. 20 December 2000. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007.

[NYT-3] Orme, William A. Jr. (21 December 2000). "Diodoros I, 77, Top Patriarch of Greek Faith in Holy Land", The New York Times

[4] "Diodoros I; Led Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem" Los Angeles Times. 22 December 2000

[5] Comerford, Patrick (21 December 2000). "Patriarch led Oldest Church in Jerusalem" Irish Times

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v t e Bishops and Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Bishops of Jerusalem (until 451)	James, brother of Jesus Simeon of Jerusalem Justus Zacchaeus Tobias Benjamin John I Matthias Philip Senecas Justus II Levis Ephram Joseph I Judas Marcus Cassianus Poplius Maximus I Julian I Gaius I Symmachus Gaius II Julian II Capion Maximus II Antoninus Valens Dolichianus Narcissus Dius Germanion Gordius Alexander Mazabanis Imeneus Zamudas Ermon Macarius Maximus III Cyril I John II Praulius Juvenal
Patriarchs of Jerusalem (from 451)	Juvenal Anastasius I Martyrius Sallustius Elias I John III Peter Macarius II Eustochius John IV Amos Isaac Zacharias Modestus Sophronius Anastasius II John V Theodore Elias II George Thomas I Basileus John VI Sergius I Solomon Theodosius Elias III Sergius II Leontius I Athanasius I Christodulus I Agathon John VII Christodulus II Thomas II Joseph II Orestes Theophilus I Nicephorus I Joannichius Sophronius II Euthemius Simeon II Savvas^§ John VIII^§ Nicolas^§ John IX^§ Nicephorus II^§ Leontius II^§ Dositheos I Marcus II Euthemius II Athanasius II Sophronius III Gregory I Thaddaeus Athanasius III Gregory II Lazarus Dorotheus I Theophilus II Theophanes I Joachim Theophanes II Athanasius IV Jacob II Abraham I Gregory III Marcus III Dorotheus II Germanus Sophronius IV Theophanes III Paiseus Nectarius I Dositheos II Chrysanthus Meletius Parthenius Ephram II Sophronius V Abraham II Procopius I Anthemus Polycarpus Athanasius V Cyril II Procopius II Hierotheus Nicodemus I Gerasimus I Damian I Timotheus I Benedict I Diodoros I Irenaios I Theophilus III
^§: in exile at Constantinople due to the Latin rule over Jerusalem

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