Patriarch of Constantinople

The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, the "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox communion. In this capacity he is first in honor among all the Orthodox bishops, presides over any council of bishops in which he takes part and serves as primary spokesman for the communion, but has no jurisdiction over the other patriarchs or the other autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches.

External links

• Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
• http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/texts/byzpatcp.html
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04301a.htm
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11549a.htm
• http://www.hostkingdom.net/orthodox.html