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.