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==Archbishop of America==
[[Image:Athenpaul.jpg|thumb|Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I (left) with Pope Paul VI]]
In 1930, [[Metropolitan Damaskinos]], after returning from a trip to the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]], recommened to Patriarch [[Photius II of Constantinople|Photios II]] that Athenagoras be appointed Archbishop of America. Damaskinos felt that Athenagoras was best suited to fix the many problems of the archdiocese, and Photios made the appointment on [[August 30]], 1930.
==Patriarchate==
[[Image:AthenagorasIwPaulVI.jpg|thumb|Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I (left) with Pope and Paul VI]]
On [[November 1]], 1948, Athenagoras was elected Patriarch of [[Constantinople]], and was flown to Istanbul in the personal airplane of then-president Harry Truman. As patriarch, he was actively involved with the [[World Council of Churches]] and improving relations with the [[Pope]]. His long reign ended with his died in Istanbul on July 7, 1972.
