Papa Eftim I
Papa Eftim I, was a Turkish bishop, who was the first Turkish Orthodox Patriarch of the Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, an unrecognised Orthodox Christian denomination, that he founded. Eftim I had strong influences from Turkish nationalist ideology. He ruled as Patriarch from 1923 until 1962, when he resigned due to ill health. Keeping the title of honorary patriarch, he ordained his younger son as patriarch assuming the name Papa Eftim II.
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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1884
Age
140
Birth Place
Yozgat Province
Date of Death
March 14th, 1968
Died Aged
84
Star Sign
Capricorn
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