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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
is the head
bishop
of the
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
, ranking fourth of nine
Patriarchs
in the
Eastern Orthodox Church
. Since 2005, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been
Theophilos III
. The
Patriarch
is styled "Patriarch of the Holy City of
Jerusalem
and all
Palestine
,
Syria
, beyond the
Jordan River
,
Cana
of
Galilee
, and Holy
Zion
." The Patriarch is the head of the
Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre
, and the religious leader of about 130,000 Orthodox Christians in the
Holy Land
, most of them
Palestinian
s.
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