Timotheos Themelis (1878–1955) was a

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who served as Archbishop of Jordan and later

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. Born in Samos, Greece in 1878, Themelis was a graduate of the School of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, and studied at

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for four years. In 1931 he founded the

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quarterly ''New Zion''. In 1947 he was appointed

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for "his services in bringing the Christian communities of the

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into closer cooperation." He was also an author, writing fifteen volumes on "theological subjects."

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20th-century Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem 1878 births 1955 deaths Members of the Order of the British Empire {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub