Facts: - patriarch of: patriarch palestine , israel , syria , beyond the jordan river of , cana of galilee , and holy zion the holy city of jerusalem and all - see: jerusalem - birth name: ilias giannopoulos - church: greek orthodox church of jerusalem - predecessor: irenaios - enthroned: november 22 , 2005 - ended: incumbent - birth date: 1952 - name: theophilus iii - image: iii.jpg - birth place: messinia , greece Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of patriarch theophilos iii of jerusalem .
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'' theophilus iii and patriarch theophilus iii redirect here .it can also refer to patriarch theophilus iii of alexandria . ''patriarch theophilos iii of jerusalem -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born 1952 -- ilias giannopoulos , '' '' -rrb- 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 -lrb- also spelled '' theofilos '' or '' theophilus '' -rrb- 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 pan-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 .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 . ''theophilos was formerly the archbishop of tabor .