Papa Eftim II explained

Type:patriarch
Papa Eftim II
Turkish Orthodox Patriarch and Archbishop of Istanbul
Church:Turkish Orthodox Church
See:Istanbul
Term:1962 – 1991
Predecessor:Papa Eftim I
Successor:Papa Eftim III
Ordination:1937
Consecration:1961
Consecrated By:Papa Eftim I
Birth Name:Turgut Erenerol
Birth Date:1920
Birth Place:Ankara, Ottoman Empire
Death Date:9 May 1991
Death Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Profession:Theologian, Physician
Nationality:Turkish
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church
Alma Mater:Istanbul University

Papa Eftim II (born Yiorghos Karahisarithis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.

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.