Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils ( synods) convened in

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Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054

* Council of Constantinople (360), a local council *

First Council of Constantinople The First Council of Constantinople ( la, Concilium Constantinopolitanum; grc-gre, Σύνοδος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 381 b ...

(381), the ''Second Ecumenical Council'' * Council of Constantinople (383), a local council, rejected teachings of

Eunomius Eunomius ( el, Εὐνόμιος Κυζίκου) (died c. 393), one of the leaders of the extreme or "anomoean" Arians, who are sometimes accordingly called Eunomians, was born at Dacora in Cappadocia or at Corniaspa in Pontus. early in th ...

* Council of Constantinople (394), a local council, produced several canons *

Council of Constantinople (518) The council (or synod) of Constantinople that took place in the Great Church on 20 July 518 affirmed the Council of Chalcedon of 451 and denounced its opponents. It was held by the Patriarch John the Cappadocian in response to the pleas of the peopl ...

, affirmed the

Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bi ...

(451) *

Council of Constantinople (536) The Council of Constantinople was a conference of the endemic synod held in Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, in May–June 536. It confirmed the deposition of the Patriarch Anthimus I of Constantinople and condemned three pro ...

, deposed

Anthimus I of Constantinople Anthimus I (? – after 536) was a Miaphysite patriarch of Constantinople from 535–536. He was the bishop or archbishop of Trebizond before accession to the Constantinople see. He was deposed by Pope Agapetus I for adhering to Monophysitism ...

, condemned opponents of the Council of Chalcedon * Synod of Constantinople (543), a local council which condemned

Origen of Alexandria Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theo ...

Second Council of Constantinople The Second Council of Constantinople is the fifth of the first seven ecumenical councils recognized by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. It is also recognized by the Old Catholics and others. Protestant opinions and rec ...

(553), the ''Fifth Ecumenical Council'' *

Third Council of Constantinople The Third Council of Constantinople, counted as the Sixth Ecumenical Council by the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, as well by certain other Western Churches, met in 680–681 and condemned monoenergism and monothelitism as heretical ...

(680), the ''Sixth Ecumenical Council'' * ''Council of Constantinople'' (692), also called the ''

Quinisext Council The Quinisext Council (Latin: ''Concilium Quinisextum''; Koine Greek: , ''Penthékti Sýnodos''), i.e. the Fifth-Sixth Council, often called the Council ''in Trullo'', Trullan Council, or the Penthekte Synod, was a church council held in 692 at ...

'' or ''Council in Trullo'' * ''Council of Constantinople'' (754), better known as the ''

Council of Hieria The iconoclast Council of Hieria was a Christian council of 754 which viewed itself as ecumenical, but was later rejected by the Second Council of Nicaea (787) and by Catholic and Orthodox churches, since none of the five major patriarchs were ...

'' *

Council of Constantinople (815) The Council of Constantinople of 815 was held in the Byzantine capital, in the Hagia Sophia, and initiated the second period of the Byzantine Iconoclasm. History Shortly before it convened, the iconophile Patriarch Nikephoros I was deposed b ...

, a local council that restored

iconoclasm Iconoclasm (from Greek: grc, εἰκών, lit=figure, icon, translit=eikṓn, label=none + grc, κλάω, lit=to break, translit=kláō, label=none)From grc, εἰκών + κλάω, lit=image-breaking. ''Iconoclasm'' may also be conside ...

* Council of Constantinople (843), a local council that restored the

veneration of icons Iconodulism (also iconoduly or iconodulia) designates the religious service to icons (kissing and honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term comes from Neoclassical Greek εἰκονόδουλος (''eikonodoulos'') (from el, ε ...

(the '

Triumph of Orthodoxy The Feast of Orthodoxy (or Sunday of Orthodoxy or Triumph of Orthodoxy) is celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church and other churches using the Byzantine Rite to commemorate, originally, only the final defeat o ...

') *

Council of Constantinople (861) The Council of Constantinople of 861, also known as ''Protodeutera'', was a major Church Council, convened upon the initiative of Emperor Michael III of Byzantium and Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople, and attended by legates of Pope Nicholas ...

, a local council that confirmed the deposition of

Ignatios of Constantinople St. Ignatius or Ignatios ( el, Ιγνάτιος), (c. 798 – 23 October 877) was a Patriarch of Constantinople from July 4, 847, to October 23, 858, and from November 23, 867, to his death on October 23, 877. In the Catholic Church and East ...

and election of Photios I of Constantinople

Councils of differing interpretation between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches

* Council of Constantinople (867), a local council convened by Photius to discuss Papal supremacy and the

Filioque ( ; ) is a Latin term ("and from the Son") added to the original Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (commonly known as the Nicene Creed), and which has been the subject of great controversy between Eastern and Western Christianity. It is a term ...

Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church) The Fourth Council of Constantinople was the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in Constantinople from October 5, 869, to February 28, 870. It was poorly attended, the first session by only 12 bishops and the number of bishops ...

(869), considered the ''Eighth Ecumenical Council'' by the Catholic Church, deposed Photios I *

Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox) The Fourth Council of Constantinople was held in 879–880. It confirmed the reinstatement of Photius I as patriarch of Constantinople. The result of this council is accepted by some Eastern Orthodox as having the authority of an ecumenical co ...

(879), considered the ''Eighth Ecumenical Council'' by some Eastern Orthodox, also called the ''Photian Council'' as it reinstated Photios I

Councils after the schism (only attended by Eastern Orthodox bishops)

* Council of Constantinople (1082), a local council convened to condemn

John Italus John Italus or Italos ( el, , ''Iōánnēs ho Italós''; la, Johannes Italus) was a neoplatonic Byzantine philosopher of the eleventh century. He was Calabrian in origin, his father being a soldier. He came to Constantinople, where he became a ...

* Council of Constantinople (1094), also known as the ''Council of Blachernae'' ''(1094)'', a local council convened to condemn Leo of Chalcedon * Council of Constantinople (1285), also known as the ''Council of Blachernae'' ''(1285)'', a local council that rejected the Roman Catholic Second Council of Lyon *

Fifth Council of Constantinople Fifth Council of Constantinople is a name given to a series of six councils held in the Byzantine capital Constantinople between 1341 and 1351, to deal with a dispute concerning the mystical doctrine of Hesychasm. These are referred to also as th ...

(1341–1351), considered the ''Ninth Ecumenical Council'' by some Orthodox, resolved the

Hesychast controversy The Hesychast controversy was a theological dispute in the Byzantine Empire during the 14th century between supporters and opponents of Gregory Palamas. While not a primary driver of the Byzantine Civil War, it influenced and was influenced b ...

* Synod of Constantinople (1484), condemned the Roman Catholic Council of Florence * Council of Constantinople (1583), decided not to accept the

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...

* Council of Constantinople (1593), approved the creation of the Moscow Patriarchate * Council of Constantinople (1722), condemned all forms of Catholicisation * Council of Constantinople (1756), affirmed the necessity of

rebaptism Rebaptism in Christianity is the baptism of a person who has previously been baptized, usually in association with a denomination that does not recognize the validity of the previous baptism. When a denomination rebaptizes members of another denomi ...

for Roman Catholics converting to Orthodox Christianity * Council of Constantinople (1848), issued the Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs, a reply to Pope Pius IX's ''

In Suprema Petri Apostoli Sede ''In Suprema Petri Apostoli Sede'' (''On the Supreme See of Peter the Apostle''), also titled ''Litterae ad Orientales'', i.e. ''Epistle to the Easterners'', is a document – either considered as an apostolic letter or as an encyclical letter � ...

'' epistle (also titled the ''Epistle to the Easterners'') * Council of Constantinople (1872), condemned

phyletism Phyletism or ethnophyletism (from Greek ἔθνος ''ethnos'' "nation" and φυλετισμός ''phyletismos'' "tribalism") is the principle of nationalities applied in the ecclesiastical domain: in other words, the conflation between church and ...

as a non-Orthodox schismatic movement *

Council of Constantinople (1923) The Council of Constantinople of 1923 was a meeting of representatives of several local Eastern Orthodox Churches held in Constantinople from May 10 to June 8, 1923, convened at the initiative of Ecumenical Patriarch Meletius Metaxakis. In sp ...

, a major council, (although not ecumenical,) introduced several reforms, most controversially the revised Julian calendar reform {{disambiguation