Nicetas I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 766 to 780
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Nicetas I of Constantinople (or Niketas; Greek: Νικήτας; died 6 February 780) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[1] from 766 to 780. He was of Slavic ancestry[2] and he was a eunuch.[3]
Installed16 November 766
Termended6 February 780
PredecessorConstantine II of Constantinople
SuccessorPaul IV of Constantinople
Nicetas I of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 16 November 766 |
| Term ended | 6 February 780 |
| Predecessor | Constantine II of Constantinople |
| Successor | Paul IV of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 6 February 780 |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
He was chosen by the Emperor Constantine V as a successor of the Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople. However, Nicetas I was quite unpopular in Constantinople because he was a supporter of iconoclasm.[citation needed] After his death in 780, Nicetas I was declared a heretic. He was succeeded by Paul IV of Constantinople.
