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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 Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
): __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

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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 The First Council of Constantinople ( la, Concilium Constantinopolitanum; grc-gre, Σύνοδος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 381 b ...
(381), the ''Second Ecumenical Council'' * Council of Constantinople (383), a local council, rejected teachings of
Eunomius Eunomius ( el, Εὐνόμιος Κυζίκου) (died c. 393), one of the leaders of the extreme or "anomoean" Arians, who are sometimes accordingly called Eunomians, was born at Dacora in Cappadocia or at Corniaspa in Pontus. early in th ...
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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 Anthimus I (? – after 536) was a Miaphysite Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople from 535–536. He was the bishop or archbishop of Trabzon, Trebizond before accession to the Constantinople see. He was deposed by ...
, condemned opponents of the Council of Chalcedon * Synod of Constantinople (543), 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 ...
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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 The iconoclast Council of Hieria was a Christian council of 754 which viewed itself as ecumenical, but was later rejected by the Second Council of Nicaea (787) and by Catholic and Orthodox churches, since none of the five major patriarchs were r ...
'' *
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 ...
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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 Iconodulism (also iconoduly or iconodulia) designates the religious service to icons (kissing and honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term comes from Neoclassical Greek εἰκονόδουλος (''eikonodoulos'') (from el, ε ...
(the '
Triumph of Orthodoxy The Feast of Orthodoxy (or Sunday of Orthodoxy or Triumph of Orthodoxy) is celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church and other churches using the Byzantine Rite to commemorate, originally, only the final defeat o ...
') *
Council of Constantinople (861) The Council of Constantinople of 861, also known as ''Protodeutera'', was a major Church Council, convened upon the initiative of Emperor Michael III of Byzantium and Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople, and attended by legates of Pope Nichol ...
, a local council that confirmed the deposition of
Ignatios of Constantinople St. Ignatius or Ignatios ( el, Ιγνάτιος), (c. 798 – 23 October 877) was a Patriarch of Constantinople from July 4, 847, to October 23, 858, and from November 23, 867, to his death on October 23, 877. In the Catholic Church and East ...
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

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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 ...
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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) The Fourth Council of Constantinople was held in 879–880. It confirmed the reinstatement of Photius I as patriarch of Constantinople. The result of this council is accepted by some Eastern Orthodox as having the authority of an ecumenical co ...
(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 ...
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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 * 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 ...
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Fifth Council of Constantinople Fifth Council of Constantinople is a name given to a series of six councils held in the Byzantine capital Constantinople between 1341 and 1351, to deal with a dispute concerning the mystical doctrine of Hesychasm. These are referred to also as th ...
(1341–1351), considered the ''Ninth Ecumenical Council'' by some Orthodox, resolved the
Hesychast controversy The Hesychast controversy was a theological dispute in the Byzantine Empire during the 14th century between supporters and opponents of Gregory Palamas. While not a primary driver of the Byzantine Civil War, it influenced and was influenced by ...
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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), 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), approved the creation of the
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* Council of Constantinople (1722), 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 Rebaptism in Christianity is the baptism of a person who has previously been baptized, usually in association with a denomination that does not recognize the validity of the previous baptism. When a denomination rebaptizes members of another denomi ...
for Roman Catholics converting to Orthodox Christianity * Council of Constantinople (1848), 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 ''In Suprema Petri Apostoli Sede'' (''On the Supreme See of Peter the Apostle''), also titled ''Litterae ad Orientales'', i.e. ''Epistle to the Easterners'', is a document – either considered as an apostolic letter or as an encyclical letter ...
'' 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