Diodoros or Diodorus ; born Damianos G. Karivalis (14 August 1923 – 20 December 2000) was the Patriarch of Jerusalem in the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 1980 to 2000.
He was born on the Greek island of Chios on 14 August 1923. He became a monk in 1943 and was renamed Diodoros. Three years later he became a priest, then the titular archbishop of the archdiocese of Hierapolis in Phrygia in 1965. As the Metropolitan of Hierapolis, he served in Amman, Jordan, until 1980, as Patriarchal Exarch, the representative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem. He was then raised to the Patriarchate.
His time in office had some controversies, mainly due to his lack of fluent Arabic and reports of sales and long-term leases of church properties. Orme, William A. Jr. (21 December 2000). "Diodoros I, 77, Top Patriarch of Greek Faith in Holy Land", The New York Times
He met Pope John Paul II in early 2000;"Diodoros I; Led Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem" Los Angeles Times. 22 December 2000 in December 2000 he died in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, of complications linked to diabetes. At the time of his death, there were fewer than 100,000 Greek Orthodox Christians across Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.Comerford, Patrick (21 December 2000). "Patriarch led Oldest Church in Jerusalem" Irish Times
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Further reading . Biography of Metropolitan Anthony Scharba; includes his appointment to the same archdiocese that Patriarch Diodoros held.