Thomas II of Constantinople

Thomas II of Constantinople(Greek:Θωμᾶς; died 15 November 669) was theEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinoplefrom 17 April 667 to 669. He had been ecumenically preceded by PatriarchPeter of Constantinople.^[1]During the troubled times of the Christological disputes, he was Orthodox in his faith and teaching. He is commemorated by the Church on 16 November. He was succeeded as Ecumenical Patriarch byJohn V of Constantinople.^[2]

Thomas II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed	17 April 667
Term ended	15 November 669
Predecessor	Peter of Constantinople
Successor	John V of Constantinople
Personal details
Died	15 November 669
Denomination	Chalcedonian Christianity

Life

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Little is known of his life. Thomas II was in the service of the patriarchate in which he served as a scribe, a refendarius, achancellorof the Patriarchate, and director of the Scala Gerokoeion and the Neapolis Ptochotropheion. Thomas II was electedpatriarchfrom thediaconateover six and a half months after the repose of his predecessor, Patriarch Peter of Constantinople. Hisconsecrationhas been dated as onHoly Saturdayin the year 665.

The length of his rule as patriarch is uncertain, as sources differ as to it length. The sources vary from two years and seven months according to Nicephoros, to three years byTheophanes the Confessor,to four years and seven months on Leoglavious' list. Patriarch Thomas II reposed in 669

Notes and references

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^"Thomas II".Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.Retrieved4 February2012.
^"Ecumenical Patriarch".

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Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity
Preceded by Peter	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 667 – 669	Succeeded by John V

v t e Bishops of Byzantium and Patriarchs ofConstantinople
Bishops ofByzantium (Romanperiod, 38–330 AD)	Andrew Stachys Onesimus Polycarpus I Plutarch Sedecion Diogenes Eleutherius Felix Polycarpus II Athenodorus Euzois Laurence Alypius Pertinax Olympianus Marcus I Philadelphus Cyriacus I Castinus Eugenius I Titus Dometius Rufinus Probus Metrophanes Alexander
Archbishops ofConstantinople (Roman period, 330–451 AD)	Alexander Paul I Eusebius Macedonius I Eudoxius Evagrius Demophilus Maximus I Gregory I Nectarius John I Chrysostom Arsacius Atticus Sisinnius I Nestorius Maximianus Proclus Flavian Anatolius
Patriarchs of Constantinople (Byzantineperiod, 451–1453 AD)	Anatolius Gennadius I Acacius Fravitta Euphemius Macedonius II Timothy I John II Epiphanius Anthimus I Menas Eutychius John III John IV Cyriacus II Thomas I Sergius I Pyrrhus Paul II Peter Thomas II John V Constantine I Theodore I George I Paul III Callinicus I Cyrus John VI Germanus I Anastasius Constantine II Nicetas I Paul IV Tarasius Nicephorus I Theodotus I Antony I John VII Methodius I Ignatios Photios I Stephen I Antony II Nicholas I Εuthymius I Stephen II Tryphon Theophylact Polyeuctus Βasil I Αntony III Nicholas II Sisinnius II Sergius II Eustathius Alexius Michael I Constantine III John VIII Cosmas I Eustratius Nicholas III John IX Leo Michael II Cosmas II Nicholas IV Theodotus II Neophytus I Constantine IV Luke Michael III Chariton Theodosius I Basil II Nicetas II Leontius Dositheus George II John X Michael IV^† Theodore II^† Maximus II^† Μanuel I^† Germanus II^† Methodius II^† Manuel II^† Arsenius^† Nicephorus II^† Germanus III Joseph I John XI Gregory II Athanasius I John XII Nephon I John XIII Gerasimus I Isaias John XIV Isidore I Callistus I Philotheus Macarius Nilus Antony IV Callistus II Matthew I Euthymius II Joseph II Metrophanes II Gregory III Athanasius II
Patriarchs of Constantinople (Ottomanperiod, 1453–1923 AD)	Gennadius II Isidore II Joasaph I Sophronius I Mark II Symeon I Dionysius I Raphael I Maximus III Nephon II Maximus IV Joachim I Pachomius I Theoleptus I Jeremias I Joannicius I Dionysius II Joasaph II Metrophanes III Jeremias II Pachomius II Theoleptus II Matthew II Gabriel I Theophanes I Meletius I Neophytus II Raphael II Cyril I Timothy II Gregory IV Anthimus II Cyril II Athanasius III Neophytus III Parthenius I Parthenius II Joannicius II Cyril III Paisius I Parthenius III Gabriel II Parthenius IV Dionysius III Clement Methodius III Dionysius IV Gerasimus II Athanasius IV James Callinicus II Neophytus IV Gabriel III Neophytus V Cyprianus Athanasius V Cyril IV Cosmas III Jeremias III (Callinicus III) Paisius II Seraphim I Neophytus VI Cyril V Callinicus IV (III) Seraphim II Joannicius III Samuel Meletius II Theodosius II Sophronius II Gabriel IV Procopius Neophytus VII Gerasimus III Gregory V Callinicus V (IV) Jeremias IV Cyril VI Eugenius II Anthimus III Chrysanthus Agathangelus Constantius I Constantius II Gregory VI Anthimus IV Anthimus V Germanus IV Meletius III Anthimus VI Cyril VII Joachim II Sophronius III Joachim III Joachim IV Dionysius V Neophytus VIII Anthimus VII Constantine V Germanus V Meletius IV
Patriarchs of Constantinople (Turkishperiod, since 1923 AD)	Gregory VII Constantine VI Basil III Photius II Benjamin Maximus V Athenagoras Demetrius Bartholomew
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