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Patriarch Bartholomew reasserts primacy after 34 years in office

Patriarch Bartholomew reasserts primacy after 34 years in office

Thursday, September 18, 2025
THE Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew of Constantinople, has reasserted his primacy after 34 years in office over the world’s divided Orthodox Churches, insisting that he should be viewed as “first without equals” rather than as primus inter pares...