Germanus V of Constantinople
Germanus V of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Germanus V in 1913 | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 10 February 1913 – 25 October 1918 |
| Predecessor | Joachim III of Constantinople |
| Successor | Meletius IV of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1835 |
| Died | 28 July 1920 (aged 84) |
| Buried | Kadıköy |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Germanus V of Constantinople (Greek: Γερμανός; 6 December 1835 – 28 July 1920) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 10 February 1913 to 25 October 1918.
Germanus was educated in Jerusalem and Athens before attending the Theological School of Halki. He was elected metropolitan of Kos (1867), Rhodes (1876–1888), Iraklia (1888–1897) and Chalkedon (1897–1913). On 28 January 1913, he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
He was one of the pioneers, in the years 1886–1897, of the efforts for the return of the exiled Joachim III of Constantinople. On 7 October 1918, a great rebellion against the Orthodox came and was condemned within the Church of Constantinople. He was forced to resign from the throne on 25 October 1918, retiring to Kadıköy where he died and was buried in December 1920. He was the last patriarch who received the imperial veranda, the state's recognition of the Sultan.