Dositheus of Jerusalem (Greek: Δοσίθεος; died after 1191) was twice Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (for 9 days in February 1189, and again from September/October 1189 until he was restored as Patriarch of Jerusalem on 3 September 1191[1] and abdicated as Patriarch of Constantinople on 10 September 1191). He was previously Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (1187–1189). He was a close friend of the Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos.[2][3]

Dositheus of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office1) February 1189 (few days)
2) September 1190 – 10 September 1191
PredecessorNicetas II of Constantinople, Leontius of Constantinople
SuccessorLeontius of Constantinople, George II of Constantinople
Personal details
Born?
Diedafter 1191

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  • Bréhier, Louis (1970) [1949]. Albin Michel (ed.). Le monde byzantin:Les institutions de l'Empire byzantin. Vol. II.
  • Grumel, Venance (1943). "La chronologie des patriarches de Constantinople de 1111 à 1206". Revue des études byzantines. 1: 250–270. doi:10.3406/rebyz.1943.909. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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Religious titles
Preceded by Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
1187–1189
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
1189
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
1189–1191
Succeeded by