In 1665, the Patriarch of Constantinople Parthenios IV deposed him from his throne,[1] citing his many years of absence from Egypt, but the decision was not accepted by the flock and with the help of Russian diplomacy he was reinstated.
[2] As Patriarch, he went to Moscow at the invitation of Tsar Alexis.
He stayed in Russia for years and secured significant financial aid for the Patriarchate of Alexandria from the Tsar.
After 1666, he wrote an account of the Synod's condemnation of Patriarch Nikon of Moscow in the form of a polemical essay in support of the absolute authority of the Russian Tsar in theological matters.
[3] In 1678, he abdicated the Patriarchal Throne due to his advanced age.