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Constantius I of Constantinople

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Constantius I
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
DioceseConstantinople
SeeEcumenical Patriarchate
Installed1830
Term ended1834
PredecessorAgathangelus
SuccessorConstantius II
Personal details
Born1770
DiedJanuary 5, 1859
Burgazada
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
OccupationEcumenical Patriarch

Constantius I was Ecumenical Patriarch during the period 1830-1834.

He was born in 1770 in Constantinople. He studied in the Patriarchal School, in Iași and in Kiev. In 1805 he was elected Archbishop of Sinai, position he held until he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch in 1830. He resigned in 1834 and devoted his life to studying and writing. He died on 5 January 1859.

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