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Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

Michael IV of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1208 to 1212

Michael IV Autoreianos Ancient Greek: Μιχαὴλ Αὐτωρειανός; died 26 August 1212) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1208 to his death in 1212.
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

First among equals of leaders in the Orthodox Church

The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The ecumenical patriarch is regarded as the representative and spiritual leader…
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