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[[Image:Theophilus III.jpg|right|thumb|210px|Patriarch Theophilus III]]
His Beatitude Patriarch '''Theophilus III (GiannopoulosYiannopoulos) of Jerusalem''' (b. 1952) is the current [[patriarch]] of the [[Church of Jerusalem]].
Theophilus (also spelled ''Theofilos'' and ''Theophilos''; né Ilias GiannopoulosΕλίας Γιαννόπουλος [Elias Yiannopoulos]) 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 (Skopelitis) 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 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.
