Polycarpus II of Byzantium
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Polycarpus II | |
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Bishop of Byzantium | |
Installed | c. 141 |
Term ended | c. 144 |
Personal details | |
Died | c. 144 |
Denomination | Early Christianity |
Polycarpus II (
bishop of Byzantium from around 141 until his death in 144.[1][2] According to ancient sources, he remained in office for seventeen years, but Church historian Nikiforos Kallistos mentions that Polycarpus II was the bishop of Byzantium for three years (141–144 AD). He succeeded Bishop Felix., and his successor was Athenodorus
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References
- ^ "Πολύκαρπος Βʹ". ec-patr.org. Κατάλογος Οικουμενικών Πατριαρχών [List of Ecumenical Patriarchs] (in Greek). Office of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ISBN 9781434458766. Retrieved 21 February 2024.