November 25, 1921 - Meletius Metaxakis Becomes First Ecumenical Patriarch of Orthodox Church

Meletius Metaxakis became the first ecumenical patriarch of the Orthodox Church on November 25, 1921, and he became known as Meletius IV. In his extraordinary life, he became the only man to lead three autocephalous (independent) Orthodox churches. He founded metropolitan sees of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and began outreach to the Anglican Church.