Eugenius II of Constantinople

Eugenius II of Constantinople (Greek: Εὐγένιος; c. 1780 – 27 July 1822) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1821 until his death in 1822.

[1][2] Prior to his election as Patriarch, he was Archbishop of Anchialos in Bulgaria.

Eugenius II was among the Archbishops held as hostages by Mahmud II along with Gregory V of Constantinople when the Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821.

On 10 April 1821, Gregory V was deposed and hanged by the Ottomans in the central gate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

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