Basil III of Constantinople
Basil III of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 13 July 1925 – 29 September 1929 |
| Predecessor | Constantine VI of Constantinople |
| Successor | Photius II of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vasileios Georgiadis 1846 |
| Died | 29 September 1929 (aged 83) Fatih, Constantinople, Turkey |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Basil III of Constantinople (Greek: Βασίλειος Γʹ; 1846 – 29 September 1929), born Vasileios Georgiadis (Βασίλειος Γεωργιάδης), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople being elected on 13 July 1925, and serving until his death in 1929.
He studied theology and philology at the University of Athens, and obtained a PhD at the University of Munich.