Eugenius II of Constantinople
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Eugenius II of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 10 April 1821 – 27 July 1822 |
| Predecessor | Gregory V of Constantinople |
| Successor | Anthimus III of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1780 |
| Died | 27 July 1822 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Eugenius II of Constantinople (Greek: Εὐγένιος; c. 1780 – 27 July 1822) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1821 until his death in 1822.[1][2] Prior to his election as Patriarch, he was Archbishop of Anchialos in Bulgaria.
Eugenius II was among the Archbishops held as hostages by Mahmud II along with Gregory V of Constantinople when the Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821. On 10 April 1821, Gregory V was deposed and hanged by the Ottomans in the central gate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Archbishop Eugenius II, still a prisoner at the time, was elected as the new Patriarch under the name Eugenius II.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "Ευγένιος Βʹ". ec-patr.org. Κατάλογος Οικουμενικών Πατριαρχών [List of Ecumenical Patriarchs] (in Greek). Office of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate - A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press. pp. 30–44. ISBN 9781434458766. Retrieved 21 February 2024.