Papa Eftim II

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Papa Eftim II
Turkish Orthodox Patriarch and Archbishop of Istanbul
ChurchTurkish Orthodox Church
SeeIstanbul
In office1962 – 1991
PredecessorPapa Eftim I
SuccessorPapa Eftim III
Orders
Ordination1937
Consecration1961
by Papa Eftim I
Personal details
Birth nameTurgut Erenerol
Born1920
Ankara, Ottoman Empire
Died9 May 1991
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
ProfessionTheologian, Physician
Alma materIstanbul University

Papa Eftim II (born Yiorghos Karahisarithis (Greek: 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.

Preceded by Patriarch of the Turkish Orthodox Church
1962–1991
Succeeded by


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