Photius II of Constantinople

Head of the Eastern Orthodox Church from 1929 to 1935

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Photius II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	7 October 1929 – 29 December 1935
Predecessor	Basil III of Constantinople
Successor	Benjamin I of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	Dimitrios Maniatis 1874 Prinkipos, Adalar, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	29 December 1935

Photios II (Greek: Φώτιος Βʹ; born Dimitrios Maniatis, Δημήτριος Μανιάτης; 1874 – 29 December 1935) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 7 October 1929 until 26 December 1935.

Biography

He was born in 1874 and baptized as Dimitrios Maniatis. After finishing elementary education, he attended the Zariphios School in Philippopolis. He studied theology at the University of Athens and philosophy at the University of Munich. He spoke Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, French and German fluently.

In 1902, he was ordained deacon. He remained in the Metropolis of Philippopolis, where he reached the rank of protosynkellos. Then was named Patriarchal Exarch of Philippopolis for the period 1906–1914.

In 1915, he was elected assistant bishop of Eirinoupolis.

On 7 October 1929, he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch and enthroned on the same day. During his Patriarchy, the relations between Greece and Turkey improved thanks to the political actions of Eleftherios Venizelos and Kemal Atatürk. The patriarch Photios II died on 29 December 1935.