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Patriarch Metrophanes II of Constantinople
Metrophanes II served as Bishop of Kyzikos in Asia Minor when he was called to join the delegation of bishops attending the Council of Florence. Following the death of Patriarch Josef II in Florence he was appointed as his successor by the Emperor John VIII in May 1440.
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