Cyril III (Greek: Κύριλλος; died after 1655), was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for eight days in June 1652 and again for fourteen days in March 1654.[1][2] He hailed from Xanthi and had previously served as metropolitan bishop of Corinth, Philippopolis and Tarnovo.[1]
Cyril III of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | June 1652 March 1654 |
| Predecessor | Joannicius II of Constantinople |
| Successor | Athanasius III of Constantinople, Paisius I of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | after 1655 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Κύριλλος Γʹ (α)". ec-patr.org. Κατάλογος Οικουμενικών Πατριαρχών [List of Ecumenical Patriarchs] (in Greek). Office of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. 25 July 2019. 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.
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