Cyril III of Constantinople

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Cyril III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In officeJune 1652
March 1654
PredecessorJoannicius II of Constantinople
SuccessorAthanasius III of Constantinople, Paisius I of Constantinople
Personal details
Bornunknown
Diedafter 1655

Cyril III (Greek: Κύριλλος; died after 1655), was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for eight days in June 1652 and again for fourteen days in March 1654.[1][2] He hailed from Xanthi and had previously served as metropolitan bishop of Corinth, Philippopolis and Tarnovo.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Κύριλλος Γʹ (α)". ec-patr.org. Κατάλογος Οικουμενικών Πατριαρχών [List of Ecumenical Patriarchs] (in Greek). Office of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press. pp. 30–44. ISBN 9781434458766. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
1652
Succeeded by
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
1654
Succeeded by