Ecumenical Patriarch

The current Ecumenical Patriarch is Bartholomew I

Orthodox Churches are autocephalous. This means there is a Patriarch for each Church, and there is usually one Church per country. For this reason, the Ecumenical patriarch is primus inter pares (First among equals). 

Other websites
 Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
 OrthodoxWiki
 Orthodox Research Institute
 The Orthodox Tradition 
 Orthodox Tradition and the Liturgy 
 Eastern Orthodox Christianity 
 Directory of Orthodox Internet Resources 
 Orthodox Library: History, Doctrine, Practices, Saints 
 Background information on the Orthodox Church 
 Orthodox Life Info Portal: catalog of resources 
 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/texts/byzpatcp.html 
 http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35489.htm
 Lowenstein International Human Rights Center (Yale Law School) on Rights problems at the Patriarchate 
 Fuseaction=ContentRecords.ViewDetail&ContentRecord_id=98&Region_id=0&Issue_id=0&ContentType=G&CFID=3285732&CFTOKEN=56116027 United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe report on the Patriarchate 
 WorldStatesmen- Religious Organisations
 Catholic Encyclopedia on John Faster and Ecumenical Patriarch
 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia 
 PATRIARCHIA.RU

Category:Eastern Orthodox Church
Category:People from Constantinople
Category:Patriarchs