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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1134 to 1143
Leo of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In officeMay 1134 – January 1143
PredecessorJohn IX of Constantinople
SuccessorMichael II of Constantinople
Personal details
DiedJanuary 12, 1143

Leo Styppes (Greek: Λέων Στυππῆς; died January 12, 1143) was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1134 until his death in 1143. He was a presbyter at Hagia Sophia before his ascension. He reigned uneventfully during the rule of Byzantine emperor John II Comnenus.

References

  1. Λέων Στυππῆς (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded byJohn IX Patriarch of Constantinople
1134–1143
Succeeded byMichael II Kourkouas
Bishops of Byzantium and Patriarchs of Constantinople
Bishops of Byzantium
(Roman period, 38–330 AD)
Archbishops of Constantinople
(Roman period, 330–451 AD)
Patriarchs of Constantinople
(Byzantine period, 451–1453 AD)
Patriarchs of Constantinople
(Ottoman period, 1453–1923 AD)
Patriarchs of Constantinople
(Turkish period, since 1923 AD)


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