Background
III, Parthenios was born on November 30, 1919 in Port-Said, Egypt. Son of Minas Coinidis and Heleni Lahanas.
patriarch religious order leader
III, Parthenios was born on November 30, 1919 in Port-Said, Egypt. Son of Minas Coinidis and Heleni Lahanas.
Degree in theology, Theological School Halki Constantinople, Istanbul, 1939.
Chief secretary, patriarchal vicar, Greek Orthodox Church, Alexandria, Egypt, 1954-1958; bishop, Metropolitan of Carthage, Tripoli-Libya-Tunis and Casablanca, 1958-1987; patriarch, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate Alexandria, since 1987. Representative World Council Churches, main speaker for Orthodox Church, Canberra, Australia, 1991. Member for dialogues Roman Catholic-Middle East Council Churches M C.