Cyril II of Constantinople
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ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office7–11 October 1633
10 March 1635 – June 1636
20 June 1638 – late June 1639
10 March 1635 – June 1636
20 June 1638 – late June 1639
Cyril II of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 7–11 October 1633 10 March 1635 – June 1636 20 June 1638 – late June 1639 |
| Predecessor | Cyril I of Constantinople Cyril I of Constantinople Cyril I of Constantinople |
| Successor | Cyril I of Constantinople Neophytus III of Constantinople Parthenius I of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | June 1640 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Cyril II of Constantinople (Greek: Κύριλλος Κονταρῆς; died June 1640) was three-time Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639).[1] He was from Veroia, coming to Constantinople in 1618.[2]
Cyril I's popularity among high clergy made leadership more difficult for Cyril II, who had to contend with their undermining of his authority.[3]
Though recognized as a true Patriarch,[4] he made a Catholic profession of faith.[5]