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Maximus V of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | 20 February 1946 – 19 October 1948 |
Predecessor | Benjamin I of Constantinople |
Successor | Athenagoras I of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 October 1897 |
Died | 1 January 1972 (aged 74) Switzerland |
Maximus V (Greek: Μάξιμος Εʹ; 26 October 1897 – 1 January 1972) served as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1946 until his resignation in 1948.[1]