deaths
October 2, 1991
Demetrios I of Constantinople (born 1914)
Demetrios I of Constantinople
Demetrios I of Constantinople, also Dimitrios I or Demetrius I, born Demetrios Papadopoulos, was the 269th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 16 July 1972 to 2 October 1991, serving as the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians. Before his election as patriarch, he served as the metropolitan bishop of Imvros. He was born in Constantinople, where he also died.
October 2
October 2 is the 275th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.