Meletius II of Constantinople
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| His All Holiness Meletius II |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
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| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| Diocese | Constantinople |
| See | Ecumenical Patriarchate |
| Installed | 1768 |
| Term ended | 1769 |
| Predecessor | Samuel |
| Successor | Theodosius II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tenedos |
| Died | Istanbul |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Occupation | Ecumenical Patriarch |
Meletius II (Greek: Μελέτιος Β΄) served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople during the period 1768-1769.
He was born in Tenedos. From 1750 until 1768 he served as metropolitan bishop of Larissa and then was elected Ecumenical Patriarch. During the uprising of 1769 he was dismissed and was exiled to Mytilene. In 1775, with permission of the Sultan Mustafa III he returned to Tenedos and in 1777 to Istanbul, where he died destitute.
Sources
- Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
- Encyclopaedia Papyrus Larousse Britannica, 2007, vol. 35, p. 419
