Anthimus IV of Constantinople

Anthimus IV (Greek: Ἄνθιμος; 1785–1878) was twice Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, between 1840 and 1841, and between 1848 and 1852. He was born in Constantinople and served as Chancellor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate before being elected Metropolitan of Ikonion (Konya) between 1825 and 1835, Larissa between 1835 and 1837, and Nikomedeia between 1837 and 1840.

Anthimus IV of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	20 February 1840 – 6 May 1841, 19 October 1848 – 30 October 1852
Predecessor	Gregory VI of Constantinople, Anthimus VI of Constantinople
Successor	Anthimus V of Constantinople, Germanus IV of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	1785
Died	1878

He was elected Ecumenical Patriarch in 1840, however was dismissed by Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I in 1842 and withdrew to the Princes' Islands. He was elected again as Ecumenical Patriarch again in 1848. During his second term, he held secret negotiations with the Church of Greece, which had declared itself autocephalous in 1833. In 1850, he issued a Patriarchal and Synodical Act declaring the autocephaly of the Church of Greece in accordance with canon law.

In 1852, he was dismissed again and withdrew to the Princes' Islands, where he remained until his death in 1878.

References

• Ecumenical Patriarchate: Anthimos IV