Basil III of Constantinople

Basil III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office13 July 1925 –
29 September 1929
PredecessorConstantine VI of Constantinople
SuccessorPhotius II of Constantinople
Personal details
BornVasileios Georgiadis
1846
Died29 September 1929 (aged 83)
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy

Basil III of Constantinople (Greek: Βασίλειος Γʹ; 1846 – 29 September 1929), born Vasileios Georgiadis (Βασίλειος Γεωργιάδης), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[1] being elected on 13 July 1925, and serving until his death in 1929.

He studied theology and philology at the University of Athens, and obtained a PhD at the University of Munich.

Notes and references

  1. ^ The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917–1948 - From Decline to Resurrection. Routledge. 20 November 2014. ISBN 978-1-317-65776-7.