Polykarpos Bithikoukis, surnamed Dardaios (Albanian: Polikarp Boçi (Vithëkuqi) Dardhari,[1] Greek: Πολύκαρπος Μπιθικούκης ο Δαρδαίος), was the Metropolitan of Larissa in 1811–18 and 1820–21.
An Albanian from Dardhë, he was elevated to the metropolis of Larissa through the favour of his compatriot, the powerful Ali Pasha of Ioannina, and was, according to his own account, the only metropolitan of Albanian birth in his time.
[4] Holland describes Polykarpos as "not having yet reached his fortieth year", "naturally tall and well formed", with a long black beard.
[5] In 1818 he was forced to abandon his see after repeated complaints from his flock over his oppressiveness and exactions.
[citation needed] As a result, he is considered a martyr in modern Greece.