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
ChurchGreek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
SeeJerusalem
InstalledMarch 1, 1957
Term endedDecember 10, 1980
PredecessorTimotheos I
SuccessorDiodoros I
Personal details
BornVasileios Papadopoulos
1892
DiedDecember 10, 1980 (aged 87–88)
Alma materUniversity 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.