Sophronius IV of Alexandria explained

Sophronius III of Constantinople
Church:Church of Constantinople
Archbishop Of:Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Term:2o September 1863 –
4 December 1866
Predecessor:Joachim II of Constantinople
Successor:Gregory VI of Constantinople
Birth Date:1802
Death Date:22 August 1899

Sophronius III of Constantinople (; 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 3 September 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Patriarchs . Official web site of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople . 7 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Sophronios IV (1870–1899) . Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa . 7 February 2011.