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Constantine V (Valiadis) of Constantinople

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Constantine Valiadis was born in November 1833 in the village of Vessa on the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea. His father was a [[priest]] and teacher from whom he began his education. After completing his basic education, Constantine entered the [[Theological School of Halki]], from which he graduated in 1857 with honors. He continued his education at the University of Athens. When his uncle became [[patriarch]] as [[Sophronius IV of Alexandria|Sophronius III]] in 1863, Constantine followed him to Constantinople as a secretary. He was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] in 1864. After his uncle resigned as patriarch in 1866, Constantine followed him, but continued his education with post graduate studies at Strasbourg, Switzerland, and Heidelberg.
In 1872, he became secretary of the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]]. In 1874, he was ordained a [[priest]]. In 1876, Father Constantine was elected a [[bishop]] and [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Bishop of [[Metropolis of Mytiline|Mytilene]] on Lesbos Island. In 1893, he was transferred to the position of Bishop of the [[Diocese]] of [[Ephesus]]. During the years he was a bishop, Bp. Constantine's name was numbered as a nominee on the three person candidate list (triprosopo) in the Patriarchal elections of 1884, 1887, and 1891. On [[April 2]], 1897, he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch after the resignation of Patriarch [[Anthimus VII (Tsatsos) of Constantinople|Anthimus VII]].
Patr. Constantine was particularly interested in preaching and Byzantine church music. It was during his patriarchate that an interruption developed with the [[Church of Antioch]]. He also made approaches to the Anglican Church. A discord arose between Patr. Constantine and a group of bishop that resulted in a call by the bishops for his resignation during Holy Week in 1901. A representative of the [[w:Ottoman_Porte|Sublime Porte]] attempted to reconcile the "factions," but was unsuccessful. This led to an imperial decree, signed on Good Friday of 1901, that deposed Patr. Constantine and the election of his [[Joachim III of Constantinople|successor]] on the same day.
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