Nephon I of Constantinople

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Nephon I of Constantinople
Church of Constantinople
In office9 May 1310 – 11 April 1314
PredecessorAthanasius I of Constantinople
SuccessorJohn XIII of Constantinople
Personal details
Diedafter 1314

Nephon I or 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 abdicated the throne after four years.[1]
: 254 

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Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Athanasius I
Patriarch of Constantinople

1310–1314
Succeeded by
John XIII