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'''Samuel I Chatzeres''' was [[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]] during the late eighteenth century. Patr. Samuel served two terms as [[patriarch]], from 1763 to 1768 and from 1773 to 1774.
Little is known of his life, including activities while patriarch. He recognized the achievements of the scholar and [[theologian]] [[Nikephoros Theotokis[[]], a [[monk]], whom he appointed a preacher in the Patriarch's church at the start of Nikephoros' career. Nikephoros would later, in Russia, to be, first, Archbishop of Slaviansk and Kherson and, then, of Astrakhan and Stavropol. {{start box}}{{succession|before=Joannicus III|title=[[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]|years=1763-1768 |after=Meletius II}}{{succession|before=Theodosius II|title=Patriarch of Constantinople|years=1773-1774|after=[[Sophronius II of Constantinople|Sophronius II]]}}{{end box}}
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[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Patriarchs of Constantinople]]
[[Category:18th-century bishops]]
