Basil III of Constantinople

Basil III (Greek: Βασίλειος Γʹ; 1846, Skutari, Constantinople September 29, 1929, Fatih, Istanbul), born Vasileios Georgiadis (Βασίλειος Γεωργιάδης), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from July 13, 1925 until his death in 1929.

Basil III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office13 July 1925 – 29 September 1929
PredecessorConstantine VI of Constantinople
SuccessorPhotius II of Constantinople
Personal details
Born1846
Died29 September 1929 (aged 82-83)
Fatih, Istanbul

He studied theology and philology at the University of Athens, and obtained a PhD at the University of Munich.

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