Nephon I of Constantinople

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Nephon I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office9 May 1310 – 11 April 1314
PredecessorAthanasius I of Constantinople
SuccessorJohn XIII of Constantinople
Personal details
Died3 September 1328
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy

Nephon I of Constantinople (Niphon of Cyzicus;

illiterate, a lover of luxury, and ill-suited for the position.[1]: 253  Due to his willingness to compromise, during his time as patriarch the Arsenite Schism was healed within the Byzantine Church. Nephon I abdicated the throne after four years.[1]
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Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

1310 – 1314
Succeeded by