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Nov 29, 2009
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Archbishop Iakovos

Age: 93

primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in North and South America for 37 years who was the first Orthodox archbishop in more than 350 years to meet with a Roman Catholic pope. In 1965, Iakovos marched alongside Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Selma, Ala.

Died: Stamford, Conn., April 10, 2005

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