Athanasius V of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1709 to 1711

His All Holiness Athanasius V
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Church	Church of Constantinople
Diocese	Constantinople
See	Ecumenical Patriarchate
Installed	1709
Term ended	4 December 1711
Predecessor	Cyprianus
Successor	Cyril IV
Personal details
Born	unknown Crete
Died	after 1711
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church
Occupation	Ecumenical Patriarch

Athanasius V (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος; died after 1711) served as Ecumenical Patriarch during the period 1709–1711.

He descended from Crete. He studied in Halle, Saxony and was distinguished for his wide education, multilingualism (Latin, Arabic) and deep knowledge of ecclesiastic music. Firstly, he was elected Metropolitan bishop of Veliko Tarnovo and then, in 1692, of Edirne.

After Cyprianus of Constantinople's deposition and exile to Mount Athos, Cyril, metropolitan bishop of Cyzicus, was elected Patriarch, but after the intervention of the Grand Vizier Çorlulu Ali Pasha, Athanasius V became Patriarch. During his reign, he was suspected of pro-Catholic tendencies.^[1]

On 4 December 1711, he was deposed, and Cyril IV of Constantinople was restored to the throne. Then, he dedicated himself to studying until his death. He made great work in the domain of ecclesiastic music.

References

^ Steven Runciman (2010). Η Μεγάλη Εκκλησία εν αιχμαλωσία. Εκδόσεις Γκοβόστη, p. 272.

Sources

Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος Archived 2021-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Πάπυρος-Larousse-Britannica, 2007, vol. 2, p. 652
Steven Runciman (2010). Η Μεγάλη Εκκλησία εν αιχμαλωσία. Εκδόσεις Γκοβόστη. ISBN 9789604461301.

Bishops of Byzantium and Patriarchs of Constantinople

Bishops of Byzantium
(Roman period, 38–330 AD)