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Polycarpus II of Byzantium

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Polycarpus II
Bishop of Byzantium
Installedc. 141
Term endedc. 144
PredecessorFelix of Byzantium
SuccessorAthenodorus of Byzantium
Personal details
Diedc. 144
DenominationEarly Christianity

Polycarpus II (Greek: Πολύκαρπος Βʹ; died c. 144) was the 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.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press. pp. 30–44. ISBN 9781434458766. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by Bishop of Byzantium
141–144
Succeeded by