Benedict I of Jerusalem
Benedict I | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Israel, Syria, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Holy Zion | |
Benedict I in 1978 | |
| Church | Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem |
| See | Jerusalem |
| Installed | March 1, 1957 |
| Term ended | December 10, 1980 |
| Predecessor | Timotheos I |
| Successor | Diodoros I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vasileios Papadopoulos 1892 Cesniero, Prusa, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | December 10, 1980 (aged 87–88) |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
Patriarch Benedict of Jerusalem, also Benediktos I of Jerusalem, born Vasileios Papadopoulos (Ancient Greek: Βασίλειος Παπαδόπουλος, 1892 – December 10, 1980) was the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem from 1957 to 1980.