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His Holiness '''Maximus V''' (born '''Maximos Vapordzis''', {{lang-el|Μάξιμος Βαπορτζῆς}}) was the 266th [[Image:Maximos_V.jpg|thumbChurch of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch Maximus Vof Constantinople]]from 1946 to 1948.
Officially he resigned in 1948 due to poor health. Unofficially, he was forced to resign by western powers who didn't approve of his ties with the Soviet-controlled Patriarch of Moscow. He was succeeded by Archbishop [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople|Athenagoras]] of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He died in Switzerland on [[January 1]], 1972.
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==External link==
*[http://www.ec-patr.org/list/index.php?lang=en&id=325 Maximos V] - [[Church of Constantinople]] website
==SourcesSource== *[http://www.ec-patr.gr/list/index.php?lang=en&id=325 Ecumenical Patriarchate]
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