Patriarch Constantine VI of Constantinople
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Constantine VI (1859 – November 28, 1930) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from December 17, 1924 till January 30, 1925, for 43 days. He served as a locum tenens following the death of Patriarch Gregory VII in 1924.
He was exiled to Greece by the Turkish government under the Republican People's Party in 1925 and resigned the Patriarchate.
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| Preceded by Gregory VII |
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1924–1925 |
Succeeded by Basil III |
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