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  • Patriarch Petros: Architect of Christian revival in Africa not seen since Roman imperial times dies

    09/12/2004 1:46:16 PM PDT · by Destro · 6 replies · 324+ views
    BBC News ^ | Saturday, 11 September, 2004, 17:39 GMT 18:39 UK | Mike Workman
    Last Updated: Saturday, 11 September, 2004, 17:39 GMT 18:39 UK Patriarch Petros: Architect of revival By Mike Workman BBC News One of the most senior bishops of the worldwide Orthodox Church, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, Petros VII, has died after a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece. The Patriarch was born in Cyprus in 1949. His links to the church in Alexandria go back to 1970, when he was first ordained a deacon. He was elected Patriarch in 1997. Patriarch Petros was the head of a church which traces its origins back to St Mark, the author...