Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (

synods A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word '' synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin word mea ...

) convened in

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

(modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__

Councils prior to the
East–West Schism The East–West Schism (also known as the Great Schism or Schism of 1054) is the ongoing break of communion between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches since 1054. It is estimated that, immediately after the schism occurred, a ...
of 1054

Council of Constantinople (360) In 359, the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested a church council, at Constantinople, of both the eastern and western bishops, to resolve the split at the Council of Seleucia. According to Socrates Scholasticus, only about 50 of the Eastern ...

, a local council * First Council of Constantinople (381), the ''Second Ecumenical Council'' *

Council of Constantinople (383) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils ( synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a local counc ...

, a local council, rejected teachings of Eunomius *

Council of Constantinople (394) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a local council ...

, a local council, produced several canons *

Council of Constantinople (518) The council (or synod) of Constantinople that took place in the Great Church on 20 July 518 affirmed the Council of Chalcedon of 451 and denounced its opponents. It was held by the Patriarch John the Cappadocian in response to the pleas of the peopl ...

, affirmed the

Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bith ...

(451) *

Council of Constantinople (536) The Council of Constantinople was a conference of the endemic synod held in Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, in May–June 536. It confirmed the deposition of the Patriarch Anthimus I of Constantinople and condemned three pro ...

, deposed Anthimus I of Constantinople, condemned opponents of the Council of Chalcedon *

Synod of Constantinople (543) The AD 543 Synod of Constantinople was a local synod convened to condemn Origen and his views, which was accompanied by an edict of Justinian I in 543 or 544. It was then ratified by the Fifth Ecumenical Council in 553. A concept of preexi ...

, a local council which condemned

Origen of Alexandria Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theolog ...

Second Council of Constantinople The Second Council of Constantinople is the fifth of the first seven ecumenical councils recognized by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. It is also recognized by the Old Catholics and others. Protestant opinions and rec ...

(553), the ''Fifth Ecumenical Council'' *

Third Council of Constantinople The Third Council of Constantinople, counted as the Sixth Ecumenical Council by the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, as well by certain other Western Churches, met in 680–681 and condemned monoenergism and monothelitism as heretical a ...

(680), the ''Sixth Ecumenical Council'' * ''Council of Constantinople'' (692), also called the ''

Quinisext Council The Quinisext Council (Latin: ''Concilium Quinisextum''; Koine Greek: , ''Penthékti Sýnodos''), i.e. the Fifth-Sixth Council, often called the Council ''in Trullo'', Trullan Council, or the Penthekte Synod, was a church council held in 692 at ...

'' or ''Council in Trullo'' * ''Council of Constantinople'' (754), better known as the '' Council of Hieria'' *

Council of Constantinople (815) The Council of Constantinople of 815 was held in the Byzantine capital, in the Hagia Sophia, and initiated the second period of the Byzantine Iconoclasm. History Shortly before it convened, the iconophile Patriarch Nikephoros I was deposed by ...

, a local council that restored

iconoclasm Iconoclasm (from Ancient Greek, Greek: grc, wikt:εἰκών, εἰκών, lit=figure, icon, translit=eikṓn, label=none + grc, wikt:κλάω, κλάω, lit=to break, translit=kláō, label=none)From grc, wikt:εἰκών, εἰκών + wi ...

Council of Constantinople (843) The Council of Constantinople of 843 or the Synod of Constantinople of 843 was a local council (as opposed to an ecumenical council) of Christians, Christian bishops that was convened in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 843 by t ...

, a local council that restored the veneration of icons (the ' Triumph of Orthodoxy') * Council of Constantinople (861), a local council that confirmed the deposition of Ignatios of Constantinople and election of

Photios I of Constantinople Photios I ( el, Φώτιος, ''Phōtios''; c. 810/820 – 6 February 893), also spelled PhotiusFr. Justin Taylor, essay "Canon Law in the Age of the Fathers" (published in Jordan Hite, T.O.R., & Daniel J. Ward, O.S.B., "Readings, Cases, Materia ...

Councils of differing interpretation between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches

Council of Constantinople (867) The Council of Constantinople of 867 was a major Church Council, convened by Emperor Michael III of Byzantium and Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople in order to address several ecclesiastical issues, including the question of Papal supremac ...

, a local council convened by Photius to discuss

Papal supremacy Papal supremacy is the doctrine of the Catholic Church that the Pope, by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ, the visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful, and as pastor of the ...

and the

Filioque ( ; ) is a Latin term ("and from the Son") added to the original Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (commonly known as the Nicene Creed), and which has been the subject of great controversy between Eastern and Western Christianity. It is a term ...

Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church) The Fourth Council of Constantinople was the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in Constantinople from October 5, 869, to February 28, 870. It was poorly attended, the first session by only 12 bishops and the number of bishops ...

(869), considered the ''Eighth Ecumenical Council'' by the Catholic Church, deposed Photios I * Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox) (879), considered the ''Eighth Ecumenical Council'' by some Eastern Orthodox, also called the ''Photian Council'' as it reinstated Photios I

Councils after the schism (only attended by Eastern Orthodox bishops)

* Council of Constantinople (1082), a local council convened to condemn

John Italus John Italus or Italos ( el, , ''Iōánnēs ho Italós''; la, Johannes Italus) was a neoplatonic Byzantine philosopher of the eleventh century. He was Calabrian in origin, his father being a soldier. He came to Constantinople, where he became a ...

Council of Constantinople (1094) The Council of Blachernae was convened in late 1094 by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos and held in Constantinople at Blachernae Palace in order to resolve the case of Leo of Chalcedon. Background Alexios I was in a desperate situation upo ...

, also known as the ''Council of Blachernae'' ''(1094)'', a local council convened to condemn

Leo of Chalcedon Leo of Chalcedon was an 11th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop of Chalcedon who opposed the appropriation of church treasures by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos between 1081 and 1091. Alexios I was in a desperate situation upon ascending the thr ...

* Council of Constantinople (1285), also known as the ''Council of Blachernae'' ''(1285)'', a local council that rejected the Roman Catholic

Second Council of Lyon :''The First Council of Lyon, the Thirteenth Ecumenical Council, took place in 1245.'' The Second Council of Lyon was the fourteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convoked on 31 March 1272 and convened in Lyon, Kingdom of Arl ...

* Fifth Council of Constantinople (1341–1351), considered the ''Ninth Ecumenical Council'' by some Orthodox, resolved the Hesychast controversy *

Synod of Constantinople (1484) The Synod of Constantinople in 1484 was a local synod of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It was the first synod to condemn the Council of Florence. History After the 1453 fall of Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman government organized the Pat ...

, condemned the Roman Catholic

Council of Florence The Council of Florence is the seventeenth ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church, held between 1431 and 1449. It was convoked as the Council of Basel by Pope Martin V shortly before his death in February 1431 and took place in ...

Council of Constantinople (1583) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a local council ...

, decided not to accept the

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...

Council of Constantinople (1593) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a local council ...

, approved the creation of the

Moscow Patriarchate , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...

Council of Constantinople (1722) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (synod, synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a local c ...

, condemned all forms of

Catholicisation Catholicisation refers mainly to the conversion of adherents of other religions into Catholicism, and the system of expanding Catholic influence in politics. Catholicisation was a policy of the Holy See through the Papal States, Holy Roman Empi ...

* Council of Constantinople (1756), affirmed the necessity of rebaptism for Roman Catholics converting to Orthodox Christianity *

Council of Constantinople (1848) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a local council ...

, issued the

Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs The Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs is a letter issued in May 1848 by the four Eastern patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church, who met at Council in Constantinople. It was addressed to all Eastern Orthodox Christians, as a response against ...

, a reply to Pope Pius IX's '' In Suprema Petri Apostoli Sede'' epistle (also titled the ''Epistle to the Easterners'') * Council of Constantinople (1872), condemned

phyletism Phyletism or ethnophyletism (from Greek ἔθνος ''ethnos'' "nation" and φυλετισμός ''phyletismos'' "tribalism") is the principle of nationalities applied in the ecclesiastical domain: in other words, the conflation between church and ...

as a non-Orthodox schismatic movement *

Council of Constantinople (1923) The Council of Constantinople of 1923 was a meeting of representatives of several local Eastern Orthodox Churches held in Constantinople from May 10 to June 8, 1923, convened at the initiative of Ecumenical Patriarch Meletius Metaxakis. In sp ...

, a major council, (although not ecumenical,) introduced several reforms, most controversially the revised Julian calendar reform {{disambiguation

Councils prior to the East–West Schism The East–West Schism (also known as the Great Schism or Schism of 1054) is the ongoing break of communion between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches since 1054. It is estimated that, immediately after the schism occurred, a ... of 1054

Councils of differing interpretation between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches

Councils after the schism (only attended by Eastern Orthodox bishops)

Councils prior to the
East–West Schism The East–West Schism (also known as the Great Schism or Schism of 1054) is the ongoing break of communion between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches since 1054. It is estimated that, immediately after the schism occurred, a ...
of 1054