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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.
Polycarpus II | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Byzantium | |
| Installed | c. 141 |
| Term ended | c. 144 |
| Predecessor | Felix of Byzantium |
| Successor | Athenodorus of Byzantium |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 144 |
| Denomination | Early Christianity |
References
edit- ^ "Πολύκαρπος Βʹ". ec-patr.org. Κατάλογος Οικουμενικών Πατριαρχών [List of Ecumenical Patriarchs] (in Greek). Office of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
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