Constantius II (
Greek
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: Κωνστάντιος Β΄), (1789–1859) served as
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of th ...
during the period 1834–1835.
Before his election as Ecumenical Patriarch in 1834, he had been Metropolitan bishop of
Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...
. He wasn't particularly educated, nor did he have administrative skills. So, the next year he had to resign. He retired to
Arnavutköy
Arnavutköy ( Albanian village; el, Μέγα Ρεύμα, Mega Revma) is a neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey renowned for its wooden Ottoman mansions and seafood restaurants, as well as for the campus of the prestigious Robert College with its h ...
on the
Bosphorus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
, where he died in 1859. He was buried in the forecourt of the Holy Church of Asomatoi in Arnavutköy.
Sources
Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
1859 deaths
Metropolitans of Tarnovo
19th-century Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
1789 births
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