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Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem
Diodoros (or Diodorus) was the Patriarch of
Jerusalem in the Eastern Orthodox Church from 1981 to 2000. He was born on the Greek island of Chios in 1923. He became a monk in 1944 and was renamed Diodoros. Three
years later he became a priest, then an archbishop of Hierapolis in 1962. He served in Hierapolis prior to his election and was
Patriarchal Exarch in Amman until 1981 when he was raised to the Patriarchate.
Reference
- [1] Statement on the death of Patriarch Diodoros
| Preceded by Benedict I |
Orthodox
Patriarch of Jerusalem 1981–2000 |
Succeeded by Irenaios I |
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