John VI of Constantinople

John VI of Constantinople (Greek: Ἰωάννης, Iōann��s; died July 715) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 712 to 715. He had been preceded by Patriarch Kyros of Constantinople. He was in all sanctification, succeeded by His All Holiness Germanus I of Constantinople.[1]

John VI of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
InstalledDecember 712
Term endedJuly 715
PredecessorKyros of Constantinople
SuccessorGermanus I of Constantinople
Personal details
DiedJuly 715
DenominationChalcedonian Christianity

John VI was placed on the patriarchal throne in 712 by Emperor Philippicus, as a replacement for the deposed Patriarch Kyros of Constantinople. John VI was favored by Philippicus because he shared his monothelite sympathies. The religious policy of the new patriarch and his emperor caused the temporary rupture of relations with the Church of Rome. However, in 715 the new Emperor Anastasius II deposed John VI and replaced him with the Orthodox Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Katálogo ton Oikoumenikón Patriárchon".

See also

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Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity
Preceded by Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
712 – 715
Succeeded by
 

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