Patriarch Bartholomew I (Greek: Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαῖος Α’ Turkish: Patrik I. Bartolomeos; born 29 February 1940) is the Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch and thus first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox Communion since 2 November 1991.Bartholomew’s tenure has been characterized by inter-Orthodox cooperation inter-Christian and inter-religious dialog as well as by formal trips to Orthodox and Muslim countries seldom previously visited.
