Plutarch ( grc-gre, Πλούταρχος), (died 105) served as
Bishop of Byzantium
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 the ...
for sixteen years (89 – 105 AD) in succession to
Polycarp
Polycarp (; el, Πολύκαρπος, ''Polýkarpos''; la, Polycarpus; AD 69 155) was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the '' Martyrdom of Polycarp'', he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed ...
. When he died, he was buried in the church of
Argyroupolis, as were his predecessors.
The persecution of Christians by Emperor
Trajan
Trajan ( ; la, Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 539/11 August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117. Officially declared ''optimus princeps'' ("best ruler") by the senate, Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presi ...
took place in 98, during the bishopric of Plutarch.
See also
*See Plutarch a
List of Patriarchsfrom the official website of th
Ecumenical Patriarchate
1st-century Romans
2nd-century Romans
Roman-era Byzantines
2nd-century Byzantine bishops
1st-century Byzantine bishops
Bishops of Byzantium
105 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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