Clement of Constantinople

Clement (Greek: Κλήμης), (? – after 1667) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for 42 days in 1667.

Clement of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office9 September 1667 – 21 October 1667
PredecessorParthenius IV of Constantinople
SuccessorMethodius III of Constantinople
Personal details
Bornunknown
Diedafter 1667

He was the metropolitan of Iconium when he was elected Patriarch on 9 September 1667. He was an uneducated and brusque person and his election was not recognised. The Holy Synod protested to Sultan Mehmet IV, who dismissed him on 21 October 1667.

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