Papa Eftim II

Papa Eftim II (born Yiorghos Karahisarithis (Greek: Γιώργος Καραχισαρίδης), later changed to Turgut Erenerol; 1920, Ankara – 1991, Istanbul) was the elder son of Papa Eftim I, the founder of the Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, an unrecognised Orthodox Christian denomination, with strong influences from Turkish nationalist ideology.

Papa Eftim II
Turkish Orthodox Patriarch and Archbishop of Istanbul
ChurchTurkish Orthodox Church
SeeIstanbul
In office1962 – 1991
PredecessorPapa Eftim I
SuccessorPapa Eftim III
Orders
Ordination1937
Consecration1961
by Papa Eftim I
Personal details
Born
Turgut Erenerol

1920
Died9 May 1991
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
ProfessionTheologian, Physician
Alma materIstanbul University

Karahisarithis was a doctor of medicine by profession. He became patriarch after Papa Eftim I resigned in 1962 due to ill health. While his father survived until 14 March 1968, Eftim II took over office ruling from 1962 until his death on 9 May 1991. He was succeeded by his younger brother Papa Eftim III.


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