Clement of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1667
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Clement of Constantinople (Greek: Κλήμης; died after 1667) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for 42 days in 1667.
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
Inoffice9 September 1667 –
21 October 1667
21 October 1667
PredecessorParthenius IV of Constantinople
SuccessorMethodius III of Constantinople
Clement of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 9 September 1667 – 21 October 1667 |
| Predecessor | Parthenius IV of Constantinople |
| Successor | Methodius III of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | After 1667 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
He was the metropolitan of Iconium when he was elected Patriarch on 9 September 1667. He was an uneducated and brusque person and his election was not recognised. The Holy Synod protested to Sultan Mehmed IV, who dismissed him on 21 October 1667.
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Bibliography
- Ecumenical Patriarchate Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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