Sophronius III of Constantinople

Not to be confused with Sophronius of Jerusalem 560AD, Sophronius of Jerusalem.

Sophronius III of Constantinople (Greek: Σωφρόνιος, romanized: Sofronios; 1802 – 22 August 1899) served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1863 to 1866.^[1] He was elected Greek Patriarch of Alexandria on 30 May 1870. He served there as Sophronius IV until his death on 22 August 1899. He established the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in 1888 in the city of Port Said. His Alexandrian patriarchate was marked by unfair expulsion of Nectarios of Aegina, who was later elevated to sainthood.^[2]

Sophronius III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Portrait of Patriarch Sophorius III of Constantinople, 1892
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	20 September 1863 – 4 December 1866
Predecessor	Joachim II of Constantinople
Successor	Gregory VI of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	1802
Died	22 August 1899
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy

Sophorius III of Constantinople