Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as

synods A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''synod'' comes from the Ancient Greek () ; the term is analogous with the Latin word . Originally, ...

) convened in

Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empire ...

(modern day

Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population over , it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in th ...

): __NOTOC__

Councils prior to the
East–West Schism The East–West Schism, also known as the Great Schism or the Schism of 1054, is the break of communion (Christian), communion between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. A series of Eastern Orthodox – Roman Catholic eccle ...
of 1054

Council of Constantinople (360) In 359, the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested a church council, at Constantinople, of both the eastern and western bishops, to resolve the split at the Council of Seleucia. According to Socrates Scholasticus, only about 50 of the Eastern ...

, a local council *

First Council of Constantinople The First Council of Constantinople (; ) was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 381 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. This second ecumenical council, an effort to attain consensus in the ...

(381), the ''Second Ecumenical Council'' * Council of Constantinople (382), a council convened by

Theodosius I Theodosius I ( ; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene C ...

. *

Council of Constantinople (383) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, a local council, rejected teachings of

Eunomius Eunomius () (died c. 393 AD), 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 the 4th century. He studied theol ...

* Council of Constantinople (394), a local council, produced several canons * Council of Constantinople (518), affirmed the

Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; ) 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, Bithynia (modern-day Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey) from 8 Oct ...

(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 ...

, deposed

Anthimus I of Constantinople Anthimus I of Constantinople (Greek: Ἄνθιμος; died 548) 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 Agapet ...

, condemned opponents of the Council of Chalcedon *

Synod of Constantinople (543) The AD 543 Synod of Constantinople was a local synod convened to condemn Origen and his views, which was accompanied by an edict of Justinian I in 543 or 544. It was then ratified by the Fifth Ecumenical Council in 553. A concept of preex ...

, a local council which condemned

Origen of Alexandria Origen of Alexandria (), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises i ...

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 re ...

(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, and by certain other Western Churches, met in 680–681 and condemned monoenergism and monothelitism as heretical a ...

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

Quinisext Council The Quinisext Council (; , literally meaning, ''Fifth-Sixth Meeting''), 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 Constantinople under Ju ...

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

Council of Hieria The 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 Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, since four of the five major patriarchs ref ...

'' *

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. Background The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea or Second Council of Nicaea (787) allowed i ...

, a local council that restored

iconoclasm Iconoclasm ()From . ''Iconoclasm'' may also be considered as a back-formation from ''iconoclast'' (Greek: εἰκοκλάστης). The corresponding Greek word for iconoclasm is εἰκονοκλασία, ''eikonoklasia''. is the social belie ...

Council of Constantinople (843) The Council of Constantinople of 843 or the Synod of Constantinople of 843 was a local council (as opposed to an ecumenical council) of Christian bishops that was convened in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 843 by the Byzantine ...

, 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 – ''i ...

(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 ...

') *

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

, a local council that confirmed the deposition of

Ignatios of Constantinople Ignatius of Constantinople (; 798 – 23 October 877) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 847 to 858 and from 867 to 877. Ignatius lived during a complex time for the Byzantine Empire. The Iconoclast Controversy was ongoing, Bo ...

and election of

Photios I of Constantinople Photius I of Constantinople (, ''Phōtios''; 815 – 6 February 893), also spelled ''Photius''Fr. Justin Taylor, essay "Canon Law in the Age of the Fathers" (published in Jordan Hite, T.O.R., and Daniel J. Ward, O.S.B., "Readings, Cases, Mate ...

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

Council of Constantinople (867) The Council of Constantinople of 867 was a major Church Council, convened by Emperor Michael III of Byzantium and Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople in order to address several ecclesiastical issues, including the question of Papal supremacy ...

, a local council convened by Photius to discuss

Papal supremacy Papal supremacy is the doctrine of the Catholic Church that the Pope, by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ, the visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful, and as priest of the ...

and the

Filioque ( ; ), a Latin term meaning "and from the Son", was added to the original Nicene Creed, and has been the subject of great controversy between Eastern and Western Christianity. The term refers to the Son, Jesus Christ, with the Father, as th ...

Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church) The Fourth Council of Constantinople was the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in Constantinople from 5 October 869, to 28 February 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 Photius I of Constantinople (, ''Phōtios''; 815 – 6 February 893), also spelled ''Photius''Fr. Justin Taylor, essay "Canon Law in the Age of the Fathers" (published in Jordan Hite, T.O.R., and Daniel J. Ward, O.S.B., "Readings, Cases, Mate ...

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 the 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

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

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

Council of Constantinople (1094) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, also known as the ''Council of Blachernae (1094)'', a local council convened to condemn Leo of Chalcedon * Council of Blachernae (1157), condemned Soterichos Panteugenos, Patriarch-elect of Antioch; rhetoricians Michael of Thessalonica and Nikephoros Basilakes; and the idea that Christ the Son offered Himself as a sacrifice solely to the Father *

Council of Constantinople (1285) The Council of Constantinople or Council of Blachernae was an Eastern Orthodox council, convened in 1285 in the Blachernae Palace in Constantinople. Under the presidency of the Patriarch of Constantinople, Gregory II, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch o ...

, also known as the ''Council of Blachernae (1285)'', a local council that rejected the Roman Catholic

Second Council of Lyon The Second Council of Lyon was the fourteenth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convoked on 31 March 1272 and convened in Lyon, Kingdom of Arles (in modern France), in 1274. Pope Gregory X presided over the council, called to ...

Fifth Council of Constantinople Fifth Council of Constantinople is a name given to a series of seven councils held in the Byzantine capital Constantinople between 1341 and 1368, to deal with a dispute concerning the mystical doctrine of Hesychasm. These are referred to also a ...

(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 of 1341, it influenced and was in ...

Synod of Constantinople (1484) The Synod of Constantinople in 1484 was an Ecumenical synod of the Eastern Orthodox Church that took place from 1 September 1483 to 31 August 1484. It was the first synod to condemn the Council of Florence and defined the ritual for reception of Cat ...

, condemned the Roman Catholic

Council of Florence The Council of Florence is the seventeenth ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church, held between 1431 and 1445. It was convened in territories under the Holy Roman Empire. Italy became a venue of a Catholic ecumenical council aft ...

Council of Constantinople (1583) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, decided not to accept the

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian cale ...

Council of Constantinople (1593) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, approved the creation of the

Moscow Patriarchate The Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus (), also known as the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, is the title of the Primate (bishop), primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). It is often preceded by the honorific "His Holiness". As the Ordinar ...

* Synod of Constantinople (1638), condemned

Cyril Lucaris Cyril I of Constantinople (''Cyril Lucaris'' or ''Kyrillos Loukaris'' (; 13 November 1572 – 27 June 1638) was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Heraklion, Crete (then under the Republic of Venice). He later became the Greek Pa ...

' ''Confession'' *

Council of Constantinople (1722) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, condemned all forms of

Catholicisation Catholicisation () refers mainly to the conversion of adherents of other religions into Catholicism, and the system of expanding Catholic influence in politics. Catholicisation was a policy of the Holy See through the Papal States, Holy Roman E ...

Council of Constantinople (1756) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, 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 den ...

for Roman Catholics converting to Orthodox Christianity *

Council of Constantinople (1848) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, 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) Council of Constantinople can refer to the following church councils (also known as synods) convened in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey): __NOTOC__ Councils prior to the East–West Schism of 1054 * Council of Constantinople (360), a ...

, condemned

phyletism Phyletism or ethnophyletism (from and , , 'tribal') is the principle of nationalities applied in the ecclesiastical domain: in other words, the conflation between church and nation. The term ethnophyletism designates the idea that a local autoceph ...

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 Istanbul, Constantinople from 10 May to 8 June 1923, convened at the initiative of Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinopl ...

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

Councils prior to the East–West Schism The East–West Schism, also known as the Great Schism or the Schism of 1054, is the break of communion (Christian), communion between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. A series of Eastern Orthodox – Roman Catholic eccle ... of 1054

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

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

Councils prior to the
East–West Schism The East–West Schism, also known as the Great Schism or the Schism of 1054, is the break of communion (Christian), communion between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. A series of Eastern Orthodox – Roman Catholic eccle ...
of 1054