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Neophytus V of Constantinople

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Neophytus V of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
Appointed20 October 1707
Term ended25 October 1707
PredecessorGabriel III of Constantinople
SuccessorCyprianus of Constantinople
Previous post(s)Metropolitan of Heraclea
Personal details
Died1711

Neophytus V of Constantinople (Greek: Νεόφυτος; died 1711) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for a few days in 1707.[1]

Life

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Neophytus was appointed Metropolitan of Heraclea on 15 May 1689.[2]: 174  The bishops and the laity[3] elected him as Patriarch of Constantinople on 20 October 1707.[2]: 40  He was not confirmed however by the Ottoman Sultan, who reserved the right, as previously the Byzantine Emperor, to confirm the election. Thus, in five days, Neophytus V was deposed and he remained Metropolitan of Heraclea until 1711, the probable year of his death.[2]: 40 

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Νεόφυτος Ε´". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 27 June 2011. (in Greek).
  2. ^ a b c Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate. Wildside Press. pp. 40, 174. ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
  3. ^ Gedeon, Manuel (1890). Πατριαρχικοί Πίνακες. Lorenz & Keil. p. 617. (in Greek).
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
1707
Succeeded by