Joachim III of Constantinople

Joachim III (Ιωακείμ Γ')
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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Installed16 October 1878
7 June 1901
Term ended11 April 1884
26 November 1912
PredecessorJoachim II
Constantine V
SuccessorJoachim IV
Germanus V
Personal details
Born30 January 1834
DiedNovember 26, 1912(1912-11-26) (aged 78)
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
NationalityAromanian
DenominationGreek Orthodox

Joachim III the Magnificent (Greek: Ιωακείμ Γ' ο Μεγαλοπρεπής; 30 January 1834 – 26 November 1912) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1878 to 1884 and from 1901 to 1912.

Joachim was born in Istanbul in 1834, with Aromanian origin from Kruševo. He was educated in Vienna. In 1858-1861 he was the deacon in the holy temple of St George. In 1864 he was elected bishop of Varna and in 1874 bishop of Thessalonica In the time of his first reign, he worked on the improvement of the financial state of the Patriarchate. In 1880 he founded the magazine Truth and did various other charitable acts. He is seen as one of the most prominent and important patriarchs of the twentieth century and modern times.

Joachim repeatedly attempted to find a solution to the Bulgarian schism, to little avail. Patriarch Joachim was a Mason, a member of the «Πρόοδος» lodge. He was awarded the Serbian Order of the Cross of Takovo and the Austro-Hungarian Order of St. Stephen.



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