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Theophilus III (Giannopoulos) of Jerusalem

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[[Image:Theophilus III.jpg|right|thumb|210px|Patriarch Theophilus III]]
His Beatitude Patriarch '''Theophilus III (YiannopoulosGiannopoulos) of Jerusalem''' (b. 19501952) is the current [[patriarch]] of the [[Church of Jerusalem]].
Theophilus (also spelled ''Theofilos'' and ''Theophilos''; né Elias YiannopoulosIlias Giannopoulos) was elected the 141st [[primate]] of the Church of Jerusalem on [[August 22]], 2005. Formerly the Archbishop of Tabor, Theophilus was elected unanimously by Jerusalem's [[Holy Synod]] to succeed the deposed [[Irenaios I (SkopelitiSkopelitis) of Jerusalem|Irenaios I]]. Theophilus 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, Theophilus said, "In the last few months we have had a lot of problems but with the help of God we will overcome them."[http://www.cjp.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=161070]
Before becoming patriarch, Theophilus served for a short time as the Archbishop of Tabor, [[consecration|consecrated]] to the [[bishop|episcopacy]] by Irenaios in January February of 2005. Prior to his return to Jerusalem and [[ordination]] as a bishop, Theophilus served as [[Exarch of the Holy Sepulchre]] in the country of Qatar for some years.
Patriarch Theophilus, a native of the Peloponnese in Greece, is a cousin of former US CIA director George Tenet and also has met with American Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Theophilus studied theology at the University in Athens and went on to complete a master's degree in London.
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title=[[Church of Jerusalem|Patriarch of Jerusalem]]|
years=2005-present|

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