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'''Paulinus of Tyre''' was the Patriarch of Antioch for about six months in 324 and 325. Before that he was the Bishop of Tyre. He was considered to be a sympathizer of [[Arius]].

Nothing is known of his early life. Paulinus was a [[presbyter]] in the [[Church of Antioch]] before he became the Bishop of Tyre. According to Jerome, he was elected to the [[see]] of Antioch after the death of St. Philogonius in 324. His may have died the following year. His successor Eustathius  attended the [[First Ecumenical Council]] as [[bishop]] of Antioch in 325. <ref>Sozomen, H. E. I. 17, Theodoret, H. E. I. 7, and the Acts of the Council of Nicæa, ed. Labbei et Cossartii, I. p. 51</ref> 

Paulinus was highly regarded by [[Eusebius of Caesarea]] who dedicated his Book 10 to him. Arius claimed Paulinus as a sympathizer in his letter to [[Eusebius of Nicomedia]], <ref>Theodoret, H. E. I. 5</ref> which appears confirmed as Eusebius felt obliged to admonish Paulinus for not showing greater zeal in the support of the [[Arianism|Arian]] cause. <ref>Theodoret, H. E. I. 6</ref> 

It should be noted that another Arian known as 'Paulinus of Tyre' succeeded to the see of Antioch in 371.