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[[Image:Germanus V Const'ple.jpg|Right|thumb|150px|Germanus V (Kavakopoulos) - Patriarch of Constantinople]]
His All-Holiness '''Germanus V (Kavakopoulos)''' was Patriarch of Constantinople during the second decade of the twentieth century. He took an active role in Church reform, but was not popular because of his authoritarian style and his moderate attitude concerning the persecutions of Orthodox Christians by the Turkish government.
==Life==
Patriarch Germanus was born in the [[Phanar]] district of Constantinople in 1835 and was [[baptism|baptized]] Georgios Kavakopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Καβακόπουλος). He obtained his education in Jerusalem and Athens, before attending the [[Theological School of Halki]].
He was given the name Germanus when he entered the [[monasticism|monastic]] [[clergy]]. In 1864, he was the [[archdeacon]] for Patriarch Sofronius III. After his [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] he was the ruling [[archbishop]] in four arch[[diocese]]s: Kos in 1867, Rhodes from 1876 to 1888, Iraklis from 1888 to 1897, and Chalcedony from 1897 to 1913.
While Patr. Germanus was active in the church reform movement and was aggressive in defending against attempts to suppress the Orthodox Church, he was not popular with the faithful because of his authoritarian rule and his lukewarm defense of the Orthodox Christian people who were being persecuted by the Turkish Ottoman government. These protests resulted in his resignation as [[patriarch]] on [[October 12]], 1918.
The Patriarchal [[see]] remained vacant after his resignation for three years until the election of Meletius (Metaxakis) as [[Meletius IV (Metaxakis) of Constantinople|Meletius IV]] in 1921. Patr. Germanus V reposed in 1920.
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==Sources==
*[http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Religion/PatriarchGermanusVOfConstantinople.html Germanus V of Consyantinople]
*[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_V_van_Constantinopel Wikipedia: Germanus V van Constantinopel (In Dutch)]
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Patriarchs of Constantinople]]
His All-Holiness '''Germanus V (Kavakopoulos)''' was Patriarch of Constantinople during the second decade of the twentieth century. He took an active role in Church reform, but was not popular because of his authoritarian style and his moderate attitude concerning the persecutions of Orthodox Christians by the Turkish government.
==Life==
Patriarch Germanus was born in the [[Phanar]] district of Constantinople in 1835 and was [[baptism|baptized]] Georgios Kavakopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Καβακόπουλος). He obtained his education in Jerusalem and Athens, before attending the [[Theological School of Halki]].
He was given the name Germanus when he entered the [[monasticism|monastic]] [[clergy]]. In 1864, he was the [[archdeacon]] for Patriarch Sofronius III. After his [[consecration of a bishop|consecration]] he was the ruling [[archbishop]] in four arch[[diocese]]s: Kos in 1867, Rhodes from 1876 to 1888, Iraklis from 1888 to 1897, and Chalcedony from 1897 to 1913.
While Patr. Germanus was active in the church reform movement and was aggressive in defending against attempts to suppress the Orthodox Church, he was not popular with the faithful because of his authoritarian rule and his lukewarm defense of the Orthodox Christian people who were being persecuted by the Turkish Ottoman government. These protests resulted in his resignation as [[patriarch]] on [[October 12]], 1918.
The Patriarchal [[see]] remained vacant after his resignation for three years until the election of Meletius (Metaxakis) as [[Meletius IV (Metaxakis) of Constantinople|Meletius IV]] in 1921. Patr. Germanus V reposed in 1920.
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{{succession|
before=?|
title=Archbishop of Kos|
years= 1867-1867|
after=?}}
{{succession|
before=?|
title=Archbishop of Rhodes|
years=1876-1888|
after=?}}
{{succession|
before=?|
title=Archbishop of Iraklis|
years= 1888-1897|
after=?}}
{{succession|
before=?|
title=Archbishop of Chalcedony|
years=1897-1913|
after=?}}
{{succession|
before=[[Joachim III of Constantinople|[Joachim III]]|
title=[[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]|
years=1913-1918|
after=[[Meletius IV (Metaxakis) of Constantinople|Meletius IV (Metaxakis)]]}}
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==Sources==
*[http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Religion/PatriarchGermanusVOfConstantinople.html Germanus V of Consyantinople]
*[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_V_van_Constantinopel Wikipedia: Germanus V van Constantinopel (In Dutch)]
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Patriarchs of Constantinople]]
