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Cyril II of Jerusalem

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141:. Cyril opposed the declaration of schism and declined to sign the Council's decisions. On September 14, 1872 Cyril II left the council in Constantinople by steamer to Jaffa and Jerusalem. Dethroned from the patriarchal throne on December 12, 1872, in his absence. Cyril II had many supporters - especially among Christian Arabs, but also among high-ranking dignitaries, many of whom suffer because of it. Cyril's successor on the patriarchal throne, Procopius, remained little more than two years. On February 26, 1875, mainly under the pressure of the Arab population and Orthodox clergy, he was deposed. Arab notables from Jerusalem wanted former patriarch Cyril II to be a candidate for the vacant throne, but in a pastoral message, published in the newspapers, he declined this invitation on grounds of advanced age. He died on August 18, 1877. 24: 1821: 1874: 1308: 494: 80:); the election was a turning point for the Church of Jerusalem, as it took back the authority to choose its own Patriarch, rather than have it dictated from Constantinople. He remained in the position until 1872. 1939: 1915: 1047: 233: 1858: 1964: 1908: 1944: 1020: 1974: 1901: 1786: 1060: 1040: 972: 246: 226: 193: 69: 47: 77: 1934: 1851: 1449: 1064: 635: 250: 1033: 219: 1776: 1721: 1706: 962: 907: 892: 157: 1349: 535: 1844: 1489: 1287: 1112: 675: 473: 298: 1969: 1668: 1569: 1474: 854: 755: 660: 1949: 1584: 1399: 1072: 1056: 1025: 770: 585: 258: 242: 211: 57:. In 1816 he was ordained a deacon, then a presbyter, was abbot of the monastery. In 1835 he became Archbishop of 1741: 1731: 1681: 1604: 1589: 1514: 1509: 927: 917: 867: 790: 775: 700: 695: 203: 186: 17: 1639: 1624: 1559: 1524: 825: 810: 745: 710: 1766: 1756: 1751: 1716: 1686: 1629: 1579: 1564: 1469: 1359: 1277: 1222: 952: 942: 937: 902: 872: 815: 765: 750: 655: 545: 463: 408: 1619: 1519: 805: 705: 1609: 1459: 1339: 795: 645: 525: 1771: 1746: 1726: 1711: 1696: 1599: 1594: 1574: 1544: 1529: 1494: 1464: 1439: 1394: 1364: 1329: 1252: 1212: 1207: 1197: 1187: 1172: 1162: 1082: 957: 932: 912: 897: 882: 785: 780: 760: 730: 715: 680: 650: 625: 580: 550: 515: 438: 398: 393: 383: 373: 358: 348: 268: 101: 1192: 378: 1701: 1676: 1634: 1614: 1554: 1549: 1534: 1499: 1479: 1454: 1444: 1434: 1384: 1369: 1334: 1247: 1237: 1227: 1167: 1132: 1097: 887: 862: 820: 800: 740: 735: 720: 685: 665: 640: 630: 620: 570: 555: 520: 433: 423: 413: 353: 318: 283: 1539: 1217: 1202: 1177: 725: 403: 388: 363: 1761: 1691: 1484: 1424: 1414: 1409: 1389: 1379: 1292: 1272: 1182: 1147: 1117: 1107: 947: 877: 670: 610: 600: 595: 575: 565: 478: 458: 368: 333: 303: 293: 1959: 1954: 1802: 1504: 1344: 1324: 1297: 1262: 1257: 1242: 1127: 988: 690: 530: 510: 483: 448: 443: 428: 313: 172: 115: 1419: 1404: 1157: 1142: 1122: 1102: 1092: 1087: 605: 590: 343: 328: 308: 288: 278: 273: 130: 97: 23: 1781: 1429: 1354: 1282: 1267: 1137: 967: 615: 540: 468: 453: 323: 1374: 1232: 560: 418: 134: 1885: 1828: 1881: 1798: 1152: 984: 338: 138: 111: 39: 16:
This article is about Patriarch of Jerusalem. For other people with the same name, see
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Cyril II

Greek
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
Samos
Sebasteia
Lydia
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
Confraternity of the Holy Sepulchre
Sultan
Abdulaziz
firman
Bulgarian Exarchate
Ecumenical Patriarchate
millet
Ottoman Empire
Ecumenical Patriarch
Anthimus VI
Alexandria
Antioch
Bulgarian Exarchate
schismatic
excommunicated
Orthodox History website, Jerusalem Wasn’t Really Autocephalous from 1669-1845, article by Matthew Namee dated September 28, 2021
Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section
Athanasius V of Jerusalem
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
Procopius II of Jerusalem
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