Eugenius II of Constantinople

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Eugenius was among the Archbishops held as hostages by Mahmud II along with Patriarch Gregory V when the Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821. On 10 April 1821 Gregory V was deposed and hanged by the Turks in the central gate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Archbishop Eugenius, still a prisoner at the time, was elected as the new Patriarch under the name Eugenius II.

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Patriarch of Constantinople
1821–1822
Succeeded by
Anthimus III


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