Nicetas I of Constantinople

Nicetas I of Constantinople (or Niketas; Greek: Νικήτας; died 6 February 780) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople^[1] from 766 to 780. He was of Slavic ancestry^[2] and he was a eunuch.^[3]

Nicetas I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed	16 November 766
Term ended	6 February 780
Predecessor	Constantine II of Constantinople
Successor	Paul IV of Constantinople
Personal details
Died	6 February 780
Denomination	Chalcedonian Christianity

He was chosen by the Emperor Constantine V as a successor of the Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople. However, Nicetas I was quite unpopular in Constantinople because he was a supporter of iconoclasm.^{[citation needed]} After his death in 780, Nicetas I was declared a heretic. He was succeeded by Paul IV of Constantinople.