Theoleptus II of Constantinople
Theoleptus II of Constantinople | |
---|---|
Jeremias II | |
Personal details | |
Born | unknown |
Died | after 1597 |
Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Philippoupolis |
Theoleptus II (Greek: Θεόληπτος; died after 1597) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1585 to 1586.[1]
Life
Theoleptus was a nephew of Patriarch
Antioch
.
In May 1586, while Theoleptus was travelling in
locum tenens of the throne until April 1587, when Jeremias II was re-elected o the Patriarchate even though he was absent from Istanbul in a long travel to Ukraine and Russia. Jeremias was informed of his re-election only in 1589 in Moldova, when he was on the way back to Istanbul; he arrived there in 1590.[3] In the meantime the deacon Nicephorus went on governing the Church in name of Jeremias.[3] The term of Nicephorus was shortly interrupted for about ten days by the deacon Dionysios (later Metropolitan of Larissa, died 1611).[1]
After April 1587, a
Soumela Monastery, but it is not known whether it was lawfully or unlawfully issued. Finally, it is known that Theoleptus was reconciled with Jeremias II[3]
and that he helped the government of the Church until 1590. His fate after that is unknown.
Theoleptus was the last Patriarch who had the
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
- ^ a b c d "Θεόληπτος Β´". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 12 Sep 2011.(in Greek)
- ^ ISBN 0-916458-92-X.