Cyril II of Constantinople

Cyril II of Constantinople (Greek: Κύριλλος Κονταρῆς; died June 1640) was three-time Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639).^[1] He was from Veroia, coming to Constantinople in 1618.^[2]

Cyril II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	7–11 October 1633 10 March 1635 – June 1636 20 June 1638 – late June 1639
Predecessor	Cyril I of Constantinople Cyril I of Constantinople Cyril I of Constantinople
Successor	Cyril I of Constantinople Neophytus III of Constantinople Parthenius I of Constantinople
Personal details
Died	June 1640
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy

Cyril I's popularity among high clergy made leadership more difficult for Cyril II, who had to contend with their undermining of his authority.^[3]

Though recognized as a true Patriarch,^[4] he made a Catholic profession of faith.^[5]